Children's Responses to Family Member Homicide

Homicide is a significant behavioral deviation resulting in a sudden and unexpected loss of life and can leave children in the chaotic wake. Interviews conducted with 13 children ages 9 to 11 years during the initial 1 to 3 months after a family homicide provided insight into themes of bereavement....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Family & community health 2002-04, Vol.25 (1), p.32-42
Hauptverfasser:	Clements, Paul T., Burgess, Ann W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Child Children & youth Families & family life Family Fear Female Grief Guilt Homicide Humans Life Change Events Male Mental Health Murders & murder attempts Phobic Disorders - etiology Pilot Projects Post traumatic stress disorder Psychology, Child Stereotyping
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Zusammenfassung:	Homicide is a significant behavioral deviation resulting in a sudden and unexpected loss of life and can leave children in the chaotic wake. Interviews conducted with 13 children ages 9 to 11 years during the initial 1 to 3 months after a family homicide provided insight into themes of bereavement. A major finding in the study was that the witnessing or hearing the news of a family member homicide was a powerful associative factor for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for complicated bereavement.
ISSN:	0160-6379 1550-5057
DOI:	10.1097/00003727-200204000-00007