Grief Case Study

Title: Grief.

Student: Falmatu Hassan
Student Number: 16911787
Email Address: [e-mail]
School/Department: Biomedical Science
Unit: Foundations for Professional Health Practice 100
Lecturer/Tutor: Nicole
Date Due: 21/05/13

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Max is a retired pharmacist that has two children Michael and Rachel. Max’s children are both married and leave far from their parents and leading their own life. Max has a bad history of losing family members, and just recently lost his only and loving wife Eva who suffered horribly from Alzheimer’s disease, and left him behind after he went through a lot when he found out she was suffering from the deadly disease. This essay focuses and explores on the condition of grief, which will also include methods of treatment and the health professionals involved in the treatment of grief. Grief is the emotional and physical suffering that you get over a loss. The condition is described to be related with broad range of emotions which includes sadness, anger, guilt and hopelessness. Everyone has an individual way of expressing their emotions. But all in all the emotions fade away as time passes with help from families and friends. (Ringgold, Lynn & Glass, 2005).
This essay explains how this disease is treated in the Australian health care system and also shows the similarity of Australian and international statistical
While for others they seek professional help in order to go through grief. Some of the health professionals involved in treating grief include general practitioners, psychiatrists, doctors and psychologists.
General practitioners play a major role in treating grief because patients see their GP’s as relevant source of help. They are in prime position to care for the patients not only because of their personal knowledge but also because of their encompassing roles of managing the physical symptoms and emotional support, stress management, sick certificates and referral to social support and services. They are skilled in recognising the patient’s hidden agenda when presented with physical complaints. As discussed in “grief form loss; unrecognised in general practice”.
Psychiatrists, psychotherapist and doctors are also involved in treating grief. Doctors would prescribe medicine for a severe condition such as depressive disorder, while psychiatrist and psychotherapist would give counselling sessions to the patients 3.3