Health Management for Older Adults III - Loss of Loved Ones -- Widowhood & Family

< i > Loss of Loved Ones -- Widowhood & Family

Generalizations in this area are difficult to develop, largely because the loss of a spouse or other family member evokes a wide panorama of thoughts and behavioral patterns on the part of surviving members, depending on several interrelated factors.

The circumstances under which death occurred, the age at which this event takes place, for example, and a host of antecedent conditions affect the reaction to and recovery from such losses.