Preventive intervention groups for parentally bereaved children

K L Lohnes; N Kalter

doi:10.1037/h0079570

Preventive intervention groups for parentally bereaved children

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1994 Oct;64(4):594-603. doi: 10.1037/h0079570.

Authors

K L Lohnes¹, N Kalter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

PMID: 7847575
DOI: 10.1037/h0079570

Abstract

A model of time-limited intervention groups for parentally bereaved children is described, and common emergent themes are discussed. These suggest that youngsters continue to struggle with death-related stress well beyond the time of the loss. The need to maintain an emotional attachment to internal representations of the deceased parent appears to be an important component of the bereavement process.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Bereavement*
Child
Child Reactive Disorders / prevention & control*
Child Reactive Disorders / psychology
Child, Preschool
Displacement, Psychological
Female
Humans
Male
Maternal Deprivation*
Object Attachment
Parent-Child Relations
Paternal Deprivation*
Personality Development
Psychotherapy, Group*