Author Archives: John Moriarty

Academic Feedback on the Project Plan

We launched this Blog for the Grief study in February. By March 2013, we were beginning to to get feedback and discussion via Twitter and e-mail about our plans for the project. One particularly interesting e-mail came from Professor Ronald … Continue reading

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Meet the Grief Study Research Team

I’m Mark McCann. I’m a Research Statistician at the Institute of Child Care Research, and the Principal Investigator for the Grief Study. I’ve worked in the ICCR since 2009, but before that I worked on my PhD in the Centre … Continue reading

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Our (Best-Laid) Plans for the Grief Study

The Grief Study aims to estimate the prevalence of poor mental health outcomes among people who have suffered a bereavement. To do this, we will combine data from the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study, the Northern Ireland Mortality Study and the … Continue reading

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Welcome to The Grief Study Blog

Everybody will face bereavement at some stage; but for some people, this can be a more difficult process. There are many factors that can influence how people cope with the loss of a loved one, including the support they receive … Continue reading

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