PATTERNS OF GRIEF REACTION AFTER PREGNANCY LOSS

Analysis of three waves of Perinatal Grief Scale scores for 194 bereaved subjects over the course of two years revealed patterns of change in grief different from those commonly noted in the literature. Less than half the sample matched the "normal" model; the rest exhibited non-normal pat...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1996-04, Vol.66 (2), p.262-271
Main Authors: Lin, Susan Xiaoqin, Lasker, Judith N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion, Spontaneous - psychology
Adolescent
Adult
Bereavement
Biological and medical sciences
Children
Death
Death and Dying
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grief
Human
Humans
Husbands
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marriage - psychology
Miscarriage
Miscarriages
Patterns
Pennsylvania
Pregnancy
Psychiatry
Psychological tests
Psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Retrospective Studies
Significant Others
Spontaneous Abortion
Spouses
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Thanatology
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Summary:Analysis of three waves of Perinatal Grief Scale scores for 194 bereaved subjects over the course of two years revealed patterns of change in grief different from those commonly noted in the literature. Less than half the sample matched the "normal" model; the rest exhibited non-normal patterns that did not fit the alternative pathological models. Demographic variables and pregnancy history, both before and after the loss, help explain some of the differences in direction of the grief response.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0080177