A Strong Woman: A Psychodynamic Perspective on Religion and Culture in a Grieving Mother

Abstract

This is a case report that depicts spiritual integration in grief psychotherapy with a culture-sensitive perspective. Topics addressed by this article include: 1) The impact of death of a neonate on an individual’s faith; 2) The role of psychosocial development and factors on the process of grieving; 3) Therapist self-disclosure as a tool in working with resistance.

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Spirituality grief neonatal death african birth trauma psychotherapy christian

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