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Community sadness: Clinical recommendations for working with grieving Arab American families

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  • Eman Tadros
  • Marram Salman
  • Abrea Ramadan
  • Nour Daifallah

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Grief is a universal emotion, both layered and multidimensional. Grief in Arab cultures center around three ideals: culture, family, and religion. This paper examines the multiple different factors that influence Arabs during their grief, broken down into how different religions process and view death, along with the impact of Westernized ideals and other relationships. We explore physiological responses of grief, gender differences in expressing emotions, self-care practice, and utilizing religion as a strength. The rules and traditions surrounding grief and loss in Arab communities need to be acknowledged by clinicians and incorporated into their practice. Recommendations and future directions for clinicians to support Arab grief within the three lenses of culture, family, and religion.

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  • Eman Tadros & Marram Salman & Abrea Ramadan & Nour Daifallah, 2023. "Community sadness: Clinical recommendations for working with grieving Arab American families," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(3), pages 602-612, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:69:y:2023:i:3:p:602-612
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640221124764
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