Acute versus chronic grief: the case of pregnancy loss

Coping resources, particularly prior mental health and social support, were the best predictors of low scores on subscales of the Perinatal Grief Scale that indicate chronic grief reactions. Results also offer some evidence of delayed grief responses, especially among men and those who experienced e...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1991-10, Vol.61 (Oct 91), p.510-522
Main Authors: Lasker, J N, Toedter, L J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Grief
Miscarriages
Predictors
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Coping resources, particularly prior mental health and social support, were the best predictors of low scores on subscales of the Perinatal Grief Scale that indicate chronic grief reactions. Results also offer some evidence of delayed grief responses, especially among men and those who experienced early losses. (Original abstract)
ISSN:0002-9432