ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Based on several contributions and studies on evolutive aspects of grief, this study aims to focus on the two-year follow-up of patients from the Community Mental Health Service of Pa rla who came to the clinic in relationship with grief. METHODS: Based upon a previous research, the authors have performed a follow-up study at two years in a sample of 51 patients, carried out by a telephone interview that examined subjective improvement, coping strategies and grieving process, biographical continuity and later life events. RESULTS: Two years after the first visit, most of the patients considered that they had coped well with the loss and were able to resume their normal activities. They ranked their clinical situation as <