Dying in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextual Considerations and Clinical Recommendations

Angie S. LeRoy; Barbara Robles; Lisa S. Kilpela; Luz M. Garcini

doi:10.1037/tra0000818

Dying in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextual Considerations and Clinical Recommendations

Angie S. LeRoy, Barbara Robles, Lisa S. Kilpela, Luz M. Garcini

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Abstract

Dying is a natural part of life; however, death is often a fearful, frightening event. Dying in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges that magnify normative fears and may interfere with a healthy grieving process. To maintain a resilient spirit among those who are at risk of losing a loved one or who have lost a family member to COVID-19, it is important that they be provided with the necessary contextually and culturally appropriate skills and resources to facilitate healing in the face of hardship and uncertainty.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000818
State	Accepted/In press - 2020

Keywords

Bereavement
COVID-19
Death
Dying
Loss

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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LeRoy, A. S., Robles, B., Kilpela, L. S., & Garcini, L. M. (Accepted/In press). Dying in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextual Considerations and Clinical Recommendations. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000818

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