ABSTRACT
Friends die. For many adults friendgrief is an occasional intrusion; for others a continual process: Who will be next? The death of a friend must be recognized so that the resulting grief can be enfranchised. Disenfranchisement in this culture-even by clinicians-is significant. Why should a clinician care about friendships or friendgrief? First, clinicians will have friends die. Secondly, clinicians will have clients devastated by the death of a friend. Although presenting other concerns, a client may also be impacted by unacknowledged grief for a friend. By understanding the dynamic nature of friendgrief, clinicians gain insight into friendships impacted and reshaped by death.
