Intuitively, it seems like it should: penetrating wounds that breach skin and tissues provide more access to insects and air...

Memory can become so distressing that the grieving will build pathways of avoidance around them, actually avoiding thoughts about the...

Stresses specific to the logistics of death care may carry emotionally intense impact and leave behind biological effects on practitioners.

Sometimes, when viewing the deceased, families can be quite surprised by the changed appearance of a loved one’s face.

Grief following traumatic sudden deaths has been compared to other big life losses, but effects on the brain do differ.

The stronger the despair of others, the more likely those nearby are to respond in kind, as if sorrow or...

Though it may seem counterintuitive, there are real psychological benefits to mourning in the presence of a body; to seeing...

A body that measured within nominal limits may encounter unexpected resistance at the shoulders or hips during placement.

Even where details and proof of the nature of the remains are thin, the fascination and attraction around them maintain...

If your services include a final outfit for dressing the deceased, getting everything you need to do that in your...