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Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Dias, N; Docherty, S; Brandon, D
Published in: Death studies
May 2017

Bereaved parents have higher morbidity and mortality rates when compared to nonbereaved parents. Although parental grief is well studied, the complexities of challenges bereaved parents face are not understood. This study describes parental bereavement challenges during the first 6 months following the death of their child. The complex parental bereavement challenges are characterized by the absence of the child, their emotional response, and the changed relationships with family and friends. The adaptive leadership framework is a useful framework to identify and classify challenges. Future research can use this framework to provide a structure that test interventions to address the challenges.

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Published In

Death studies

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EISSN

1091-7683

ISSN

0748-1187

Publication Date

May 2017

Volume

41

Issue

5

Start / End Page

318 / 327

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Parents
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Grief
  • Female
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Bereavement
  • Attitude to Death
  • Adult
 

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Dias, N., Docherty, S., & Brandon, D. (2017). Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief. Death Studies, 41(5), 318–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1279239
Dias, Nancy, Sharron Docherty, and Debra Brandon. “Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief.Death Studies 41, no. 5 (May 2017): 318–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1279239.
Dias N, Docherty S, Brandon D. Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief. Death studies. 2017 May;41(5):318–27.
Dias, Nancy, et al. “Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief.Death Studies, vol. 41, no. 5, May 2017, pp. 318–27. Epmc, doi:10.1080/07481187.2017.1279239.
Dias N, Docherty S, Brandon D. Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief. Death studies. 2017 May;41(5):318–327.

Published In

Death studies

DOI

EISSN

1091-7683

ISSN

0748-1187

Publication Date

May 2017

Volume

41

Issue

5

Start / End Page

318 / 327

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Parents
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Grief
  • Female
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Bereavement
  • Attitude to Death
  • Adult