Bereavement and Loss in Childhood

Geis, Heather K.; Whittlesey, Suzanne; McDonald, Nicholas B.; Smith, Kurt L.; Pfefferbaum, Betty

doi:10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30260-8

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“…Early theorists such as Wolfenstein in 1966, (as cited in, Geis et al, 1998, p. 75) felt that grieving does not occur until adolescence, as a result of the younger child's psychological structure and the fact that object relations are not fully developed. Bowlby in 1960, (as cited in Geis et al, 1998, p. 75) on the other extreme described very young children's reactions to loss of a loved one. The reactions included protest, despair and detachment.…”

Section: Reasons For the Lack Of Psychiatric Services For Bereaved Chmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reactions included protest, despair and detachment. Furman in 1974 (as cited in Geis et al, 1998, p. 75), believed that children are able to mourn once object constancy of the loved one has been maintained. This task is usually achieved between 6 months and 1 year of age.…”

Section: Reasons For the Lack Of Psychiatric Services For Bereaved Chmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The trauma of loss has a direct effect on children who are trying to cope with the death of a parent. The theories regarding the trauma of loss are becoming more developed (Black, 1998; Bowlby, 1980; Geis et al, 1998; Worden, 1991). Researchers and clinicians have utilized several theoretical concepts to provide meaning to the grief process.…”

Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Decreasing the Risk of Complicated Bereavement and Future Psychiatric Disorders in Children

Kirwin

Hamrin

2005

Child Adoles Psych Nursing

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The death of a parent is a major stressful event for children and their families. This traumatic event can bring serious psychological and social distress to bereaved children and their families. Children who are not supported in the early phases of grieving can develop serious emotional and behavioral problems that can lead to the development of some major psychiatric disorders. Providing early prevention support programs for surviving parents and bereaved children can help both the parents and the children adapt to their losses. These structured programs can decrease the risk of complicated grief in bereaved families. More research studies are needed to validate the effectiveness of these early prevention program interventions.

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Section: Reasons For the Lack Of Psychiatric Services For Bereaved Chmentioning

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Section: Reasons For the Lack Of Psychiatric Services For Bereaved Chmentioning

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Decreasing the Risk of Complicated Bereavement and Future Psychiatric Disorders in Children

Kirwin

Hamrin

2005

Child Adoles Psych Nursing

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“…A number of factors have been cited as influencing child outcome following parental death (see Black, 1978 ;Geiss, Whittlesey, McDonald, Smith, & Pfefferbaum, 1998), although these findings rest upon both empirical reports and clinical case studies. One group of factors include those pre-existing variables that are not influenced by the death itself, such as the age and sex of the bereaved child.…”

Section: Influences On Child Outcome : Moderating and Mediating Variamentioning

confidence: 99%

Annotation: Childhood Bereavement Following Parental Death

Dowdney

2000

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Psychological outcomes in children who have experienced the death of a parent are heterogeneous. One child in five is likely to develop psychiatric disorder. In the year following bereavement, children commonly display grief, distress, and dysphoria. Nonspecific emotional and behavioural difficulties among children are often reported by surviving parents and the bereaved children themselves. The highest rates of reported difficulties are found in boys. This review identifies the moderating and mediating variables that lead to some children being more vulnerable to disturbance than others following parental death. Limitations and gaps in the recent bereavement literature are identified. Theoretical and methodological advances that are necessary for a coherent account of childhood bereavement are outlined.

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“…Household responsibilities are likely to change drastically as a result of parental loss, and children may experience fears about their own health and their security in the world (55). Multiple studies have confirmed that children who experience parental death are at increased risk for anxiety and depression both later in childhood and as adults (56,57,58).…”

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confidence: 99%