Table 2.

Topics for the writing program, including both writing situations: group and diary writing

Meeting	Group writing	Home writing
1	The present life situation	Diary writing
2	A description of the person lost	Diary writing
3	A story about an important occasion spent with the lost person	Diary writing
4	Writing a letter to/obituary for the lost person	Diary writing
5	Defining “despair” and “guilt”	Diary writing
6	Writing a story based on pictures that illustrate different aspects of grief utterance	Writing based on a previous theme Diary writing
7	Defining “loss” and “loneliness”	A good memory Diary writing
8	Previous and present relationship with important persons	Good and bad thoughts and feelings experienced during the last few days Diary writing
9	Experience of grief, longing, hope, and joy	Situations related to a strong feeling of grief/situations related to joy Diary writing
10	What it is important to know: the capacity to adapt to the new life situation, a meaningful life, and future plans