PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Woof, W R AU - Carter, Y H TI - The grieving adult and the general practitioner: a literature review in two parts (Part 1). DP - 1997 Jul 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - 443--448 VI - 47 IP - 420 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/47/420/443.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/47/420/443.full SO - Br J Gen Pract1997 Jul 01; 47 AB - This article is the first of a two-part literature review on bereavement. In part 1, those psychological theories that have improved the understanding of the bereavement process are summarized. In addition, the research examining the mortality and morbidity following a bereavement is critically analysed.