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Hung, Natalie C.; Rabin, Laura A. – Death Studies, 2009
The experience of bereavement by parental suicide is not well understood, as evidenced by the lack of empirically supported interventions for this underserved population. This article reviews quantitative and qualitative research on the psychopathological outcomes and thematic characteristics of childhood and adolescent suicide survivorship and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Family Relationship, Grief, Qualitative Research
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Brown, Ana C.; Sandler, Irwin N.; Tein, Jenn-Yun; Liu, Xianchen; Haine, Rachel A. – Death Studies, 2007
This article considers the implications of suicide and violent deaths (including suicide, homicide, and accidents) for the development of interventions for parentally bereaved children. Analyses of data from the Family Bereavement Program find minimal differences in children's mental health problems, grief or risk and protective factors based on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Adjustment (to Environment), Program Development
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Haine, Rachel A.; Wolchik, Sharlene A.; Sandler, Irwin N.; Millsap, Roger E.; Ayers, Tim S. – Death Studies, 2006
Positive parenting was examined as a protective resource against the adverse effects of negative life events on parentally bereaved children's mental health problems. The sample consisted of 313 recently bereaved children ages 8 to 16 and their current caregiver. Both the compensatory (direct effect independent of negative life events) and the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Caregivers, Mental Health, Grief