Bereaved Parents: Particular Difficulties, Unique Factors, and Treatment Issues

Little has been written on the topic of parental reactions to the loss of a child, despite the fact that there are unique psychological and sociological factors that make parental bereavement difficult to resolve. This article discusses factors involved in parental bereavement, including the unnatur...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1985-01, Vol.30 (1), p.19-23
Main Author: Rando, Therese A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Anger
Attitude to Death
Child
Child abandonment
Child psychology
Child/Children/Childhood
Children
Death/Deaths (see also Mortality, Dying)
Grief
Health administration
Humans
Parent-Child Relations
Parent/Parents/Parental
Parents
Parents - psychology
Self
Social psychology
Spouses
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Summary:Little has been written on the topic of parental reactions to the loss of a child, despite the fact that there are unique psychological and sociological factors that make parental bereavement difficult to resolve. This article discusses factors involved in parental bereavement, including the unnaturalness of the child predeceasing the parents, social reactions to the death of a child, the loss of the spouse as a primary support during the grieving process, and grief related problems with surviving children. Treatment recommendations are also presented.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/30.1.19