Decreasing the Risk of Complicated Bereavement and Future Psychiatric Disorders in Children
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
- Vol. 18 (2), 62-78
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2005.00002.x
Abstract
Decreasing the risk of complicated bereavement and future psychiatric disorders in children. This literature will determine what major factors influence a child's response to death and to understand how children react to the death of a parent at different developmental stages. It will evaluate the following: a) What are children's emotional responses to the death of a parent? b) How can a surviving parent help the grieving child complete the tasks of grieving? c) What skills are important for a parent to learn in order to help the grieving child through the tasks of grieving and d) How can mental health providers help the grieving family and the grieving child? Relevant literature from child psychiatry, child psychology, and nursing. The death of a parent is a major stressful event for children and their families. This traumatic event can bring serious psychological and social distress to bereaved children and their families. Children who are not supported in the early phases of grieving can develop serious emotional and behavioral problems that can lead to the development of some major psychiatric disorders. Providing early prevention support programs for surviving parents and bereaved children can help both the parents and the children adapt to their losses. These structured programs can decrease the risk of complicated grief in bereaved families. More research studies are needed to validate the effectiveness of these early prevention program interventions.Keywords
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