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SoundCloud Discussion with Bereavement Coordinators
The Grief Study is now on SoundCloud. You can go to soundcloud.com/griefstudy to stream or download our two-part discussion with two members of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Bereavement Network, Carole McKeeman (Western Trust) and Anne Coyle (Southern … Continue reading
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The Grief Study Research Seminar
We will be presenting some of our findings at Queen’s University Belfast School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work school Seminar Series on Thursday the 3rd of April. We’re also hoping to record some audio material for The Grief … Continue reading
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DAG Blog Part 2: Identifying Confounders for Grief Effects
In this study, we are testing the hypothesis that bereavement causes poor mental health. There are lots of confounding factors, but after accounting for these confounders, our hypothesis states that there is still a causal effect. Our study is trying … Continue reading
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DAG Blog Part 1: Understanding Confounding
Epidemiology, the science of understanding disease, can offer much guidance to those wishing to understand how different people experience different levels of emotional hardship. As such, the Grief Study has been trying to keep pace with recent developments in one … Continue reading
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The Mourning After: An Analysis of the Effect of Bereavement on Mental Health
Presentation at the Institute of Public Health in Ireland Open Conference on October 8th, 2013 Aideen Maguire presents preliminary findings from the Grief Study. Slides are available at: http://www.iphopenconference.com/sites/default/files/slides/s3t4.pdf
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What Happens After Skippy Dies? John Moriarty Speaks to Author Paul Murray about Writing Scenes of Grief
“ ‘I’m forgetting what he looks like’, the boy says huskily… ‘Every day more pieces are gone. I’ll try and remember something and I won’t be able. It just gets worse and worse. And I can’t stop it’ … then, … Continue reading
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A Focus on Suicide.
A leading mental health charity is calling for more to be done to tackle the growing problem of suicide among middle-aged men in Northern Ireland (NI). In 2011, 289 individuals died by suicide in NI of which 75% were men … Continue reading
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School’s in for Summer!
It may not be a hot summer, but it will be a busy one. We’ve plans for a lot of travel, summer schools, data analysis and……hopefully some sunbathing. Since last November, we’ve been speaking to professionals working in bereavement care, … Continue reading
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Caring for Carers: The Grief Angle
Since the UK Government’s plans to publish a Care Bill were announced in last week’s Queen’s Speech, there has been more media attention than usual on the work of those who provide unpaid support to ill and disabled family members … Continue reading
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Using Prescriptions as a Proxy of Disease: An Indicator, Not an Indication
Great care must be taken when using prescription data as an indicator of disease. When diagnosis information is not available prescription data can only be used as an indicator, not an indication. Accurate definitions of the incidence and prevalence of … Continue reading
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