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The circle of others: Self‐help groups for the bereaved

Gayle G. Cluck Associate Project Director, National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse, Washington, D.C., 20057
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Rebecca J. Cline Senior Associate and Health Communication Specialist with Prospect Associates, 2115 East Jefferson St., Suite 401, Rockville, MD, 20852
Pages 306-325 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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Allison Christian. (2005) Contesting the myth of the ‘wicked stepmother’: narrative analysis of an online stepfamily support group. Western Journal of Communication 69:1, pages 27-47.
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Ines Testoni, Elisa Francescon, Diego De Leo, Anna Santini & Adriano Zamperini. (2018) Forgiveness and Blame Among Suicide Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis on Reports of 4-Year Self-Help-Group Meetings. Community Mental Health Journal 55:2, pages 360-368.
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Laura R. Umphrey & Joanne Cacciatore. (2011) Coping with the Ultimate Deprivation: Narrative Themes in a Parental Bereavement Support Group. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 63:2, pages 141-160.
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Sally O Hastings, George W Musambira & Judith D Hoover. (2007) Community as a key to healing after the death of a child. Communication <symbol unicode="0026" ascii=""/> Medicine 4:2, pages 153-163.
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Kevin B. WrightSally B. Bell, Kevin B. Wright & Sally B. Bell. (2016) Health-related Support Groups on the Internet: Linking Empirical Findings to Social Support and Computer-mediated Communication Theory. Journal of Health Psychology 8:1, pages 39-54.
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Valerie E. Barker, Jessica R. Abrams, Vanessa Tiyaamornwong, David R. Seibold, Ashley Duggan, Hee Sun Park & Minu Sebastian. (2016) New Contexts for Relational Communication in Groups. Small Group Research 31:4, pages 470-503.
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