Mobile applications may also be helpful for grieving adults and children to understand their own grief, and/or to facilitate talking to other people dealing with grief too. For instance, "Tuki" (a mobile application meaning ‘support’ in Finnish,[54]), matches users with similar grief experiences. Following the same paradigm, the "Besupp" website... See more

However, despite myriad literature examining the use of digital technology to support the grieving process, most work is based on grief theories which overlook or downplay the importance of the enduring relationship with the deceased post death as a means to coping with grief, as many interventions based on these theories tend to focus on the... See more

For instance, correspondence (letter writing/imaginal written dialogues) with the deceased has been accredited as one of the most impactful ways to deal with grief along with guided imaginal conversations (e.g., a psychological encounter with the deceased to allow the mourner to repair and rework the relationship with them). Moreover, telling... See more

Apart from losing social connectedness with the deceased, the majority of mourners lose social connectedness either with their family or friends/social circle, due to difficulty accepting the loss, and try and adapt to a new reality without the deceased and everything they represented (i.e. common daily activities carried out together, common... See more