Losing a parent in adulthood not only breaks your heart, but can put a sizable dent in your bank account, a new study says. Adults' earning power persistently declines following the death of a parent, researchers report in ...
May 19, 2026
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Grief for families in the aged care system begins long before the death of their loved ones, new research has found, highlighting the need for a systemic rethink of how grief is understood and supported.
Dec 2, 2025
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A new study from Florida State University's Claude Pepper Center and Pepper Institute on Aging & Public Policy has shed new light on the importance of psychological resilience for aging adults experiencing widowhood, including ...
Jul 16, 2025
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Bereavement due to the loss of a close family member is a universal phenomenon, placing a significant psychological burden on the affected parties, triggering negative emotions like regret, self-blame, etc. This is particularly ...
May 14, 2025
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Adults who lost a parent during childhood tend to experience greater attachment anxiety in romantic relationships, according to Carline van Heijningen's doctoral research. However, this anxiety was less pronounced among those ...
Mar 13, 2025
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A young Israeli researcher who lost a sibling in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israeli civilians said the tragedy has spurred her to study the unique aspects of grief at the sudden loss of a brother or sister.
Oct 17, 2024
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2% of all children nationwide—had lost a family member to a drug overdose as of 2019, according to a study by researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Pennsylvania State University. The findings, ...
Sep 30, 2024
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My mother died in my home in hospice in 2020, on the day my state of Washington went into COVID-19 lockdown. Her body was taken away, but none of the usual touchstones for grief were available to our family. There was no ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Death creates a deep, lifelong impact for kids in every part of the world. In the United States, around one in 20 children will lose a parent by age 16—and countless others will grieve for a grandparent, sibling or someone ...
Jul 22, 2024
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There is an urgent need for government, researchers and aged care staff to come together to establish a formal approach to the grief and loss experienced by families in the residential aged care system, a Flinders University-led ...
May 29, 2024
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