Mourning and Bereavement Theories Following Spinal Cord Injury Grief

Mourning and Bereavement Theories Following Spinal Cord Injury Grief

1.0 Introduction

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) can be a devastating and sudden event that changes an individual’s life forever. It sometimes results in permanent neurological injury coupled with other related consequences such loss of functional abilities like walking, sexual and bladder function, changes to bowel, Loss of sensation and paralysis (Harvey 2008). Additionally, SCI does affect not only the physical function of an individual but also their psychological wellbeing. Several studies have indicated that after SCI, people have reduced their quality of life, life participation, subjective wellbeing and have increased their likelihood of developing depressive or anxiety disorders (Van and Kayes 2014). This shows that employing physical interventions only may not…