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I received a call from a friend regarding breaking the news about demise of the spouse to an elderly lady who got recently discharged after recovery from COVID. The spouse passed away due to COVID complications one week ago but she was herself in hospital and isolated and hence the family only kept mentioning that the spouse was in ICU but managing. The family is very disturbed and anxious about how to let her know. How do I help in this situation?

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Dr. Poornima Bhola, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • Loss

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How to support a child of 10 years as he lost his father to an accident in the lockdown.

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Dr. Nithya Poornima, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • Loss

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Atul (name changed) is going through a lot of guilt after his uncle passed away 1 month ago due to COVID. Atul also tested positive but recovered. He feels that he should have taken more precautions which may have prevented the loss. He is unable to sleep, getting frequent nightmares about loss and suffering. His other family members agree with his view that more precautions might have saved uncle’s life. The counselor is at loss about how to help because she also thinks that in this case the risk of infection increased due to carelessness.

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Dr. Devvarta Kumar, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 4 years ago • Feeling sad and down, Loss

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How to support a 22 year old young woman who has lost her grandfather, in another city, two weeks ago, due to COVID-19?

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Dr. Poornima Bhola, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 4 years ago • Loss

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