Parental depression following the death of a child
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Death Studies
- Vol. 15 (3), 259-267
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07481189108252429
Abstract
Forty mothers and 26 fathers were examined for depression 2 and 7 years after the death of a child from cancer. There was no difference between parental depression at 2 and 7 years; however, 22% of the variance in parental depression at 7 years was accounted for by depression at 2 years. Both times, parental depression was unrelated to either the gender of the parents or the length of the child's illness. The findings suggest that parental depression following the death of a child from cancer does not change significantly between the second and seventh years postdeath in the natural course.Keywords
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