Patterns of Complicated Grief among Bereaved Parents

Ginzburg, Karni; Geron, Yael; Solomon, Zahava

doi:10.2190/xuw5-qgq9-kcb8-k6ww

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“…In a more recent study of parents who had lost a child in the Israeli defense forces, type of grief was related to traditional, secular, and orthodox observances; however, interactions between grief reaction and religious attitudes, controlling for level of education and circumstances of the event, were not significant (Ginzburg, Geron, & Solomon, 2002).…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Sample diversity is also central to a more complete picture of the relationship between religion=spirituality and bereavement adjustment. In the studies reviewed, 13 were conducted outside the United States; for 3, no relationship was found between religion=spirituality and outcomes (Ginzburg et al, 2002;Purisman & Maoz, 1977;W. Stroebe & Stroebe, 1993).…”

Section: Religion and Spirituality In Adjustment 725mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Religion and Spirituality in Adjustment Following Bereavement: An Integrative Review

2008

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Surprisingly little research has examined the widely held assumption that religion and spirituality are generally helpful in adjusting to bereavement. A systematic literature search located 73 empirical articles that examined religion/spirituality in the context of bereavement. The authors describe the multidimensional nature of religion/spirituality and use this framework to organize and integrate the findings of these empirical articles. Overall, results suggest that relations between religion and adjustment to bereavement are generally positive but inconsistent and vary depending in part on how religion/spirituality is measured. The authors conclude with a critique of the current research and directions for future research.

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confidence: 78%

Section: Religion and Spirituality In Adjustment 725mentioning

confidence: 99%

Religion and Spirituality in Adjustment Following Bereavement: An Integrative Review

2008

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“…Unexpected losses are usually more emotionally intense, and it is the immediate emotional impact of loss that is most predictive of grief duration, both in people with severe depression and normal adults (Amiel-Lebigre & Chevalier, 2002;Ginzburg, Geron, & Solomon, 2002). Suddenness also undermines effective preparation for loss (Barry, Kasl, & Prigerson, 2002;Bauer & Bonanno, 2001), at least when the deceased is not elderly (Carr, House, Wortman, Neese, & Kessler, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

Parental Death in the Lives of People With Serious Mental Illness

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Journal of Loss and Trauma

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Nearly a fourth (22%) of the participants within a research sample of 148 individuals with serious mental illness reported the death of a loved one as a significant loss, and two thirds of these deaths involved the loss of one or both parents. The key determinant of the severity and duration of grief in response to the death of a parent was whether or not there were extenuating circumstances that complicated the death event, such as co-residence with the deceased at the time of death or a lack of regular social contact with anyone other than the deceased. In all instances of severe or prolonged grief, there was no preparation for the parental death, either through preparatory counseling or practical plans for funeral arrangements, financial repercussions, life-style changes, or residential relocation. Mental health agencies serving people with serious mental illness should begin to incorporate financial and emotional preparation for parental deaths and bereavement counseling as essential services.The population of people with serious disabilities is growing older. As within the general population, a large "baby-boomer" generation of disabled adults is now entering its fifth decade and facing the multiple life complications characteristic of middle age, inclusive of parental death, divorce, children's growth into adolescence, anxiety about financial security, and agerelated health problems. When combined with a severe disability, such normal midlife concerns can become traumatic, and at times tragic. Concurrent and multiple losses make it difficult to cope with everyday problems or to sustain employment and meaningful life activities, and they can contribute to prolonged grief following the death of a loved one (Rando, 1993 The most universal and inevitable loss experience of middle age is the death of a parent. Death of any close other is associated with a variety of physical and mental disorders, including suicidal ideation and depression (Finley-Jones & Brown, 1981;Prigerson et al., 1997Prigerson et al., , 1999. Individuals who must deal with the death of a loved one in combination with pre-existing psychiatric disability are especially vulnerable to severe depression and depression-related physical illnesses (Mazure, Bruce, Maciejewski, & Jacobs, 2000;Surtees & Wainwright, 1999). Results of recent research studies underscore the vulnerability of people with serious mental illness to prolonged, severe grief. While a study of grief within a sample of physically disabled and nondisabled adults reported that only 11% had severe grief lasting 10 months or longer after the death of a loved one (Avison & Turner, 1988), a study of psychiatric outpatients reported that nearly a third experienced intense grief lasting an average of 10 years (Piper, Ogrodniczuk, Azim, & Weideman, 2001).Over and above the emotional experience of severe grief, the loss of a parent or another relative on whom the mentally ill bereaved was financially or functionally dependent may set in motion a cascade of negative events that may ...

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“…In addition, psychosocial risk factors have been described, such as a loss, unexpected death or suicide (Ginzburg et al 2002;Mitchell et al 2004), lack of social support or inability to adapt to the resulting changes (Ott, 2003). However, the etiology of complicated grief is not well established.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%