Julia Rush's diary: coping with loss in the early nineteenth century.
Published
Journal Article
Julia Rush (1759-1848), wife of Benjamin Rush (1745-1813), recorded her thoughts over a 33-year period in an unpublished devotional journal. Many of the entries relate to her experience of the loss of Benjamin Rush. Although the diary is inadequate as a source of understanding psychodynamic processes at work, it provides considerable information about Julia Rush's coping behavior. An analysis of this journal reveals that she used three major coping strategies to deal with the loss of her husband: ritualized language, time marking, and cognitive reframing. These devotional meditations also illuminate the way early nineteenth-century religious views shaped Julia Rush's response to loss.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Thielman, SB; Melges, FT
Published Date
- September 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 143 / 9
Start / End Page
- 1144 - 1148
PubMed ID
- 3529994
Pubmed Central ID
- 3529994
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-953X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1176/ajp.143.9.1144
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States