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Peer reviewedDeFrain, John; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Interview and written testimony from over 300 mothers and fathers who had experienced a stillbirth suggest themes common to these bereaved families: shock, blame, guilt and hardship; desperate need to remember; utility of autopsies and funerals; irrational and terrifying thoughts; need for support systems; issues surrounding surviving siblings and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Death, Emotional Adjustment, Grief
Peer reviewedDeFrain, John D.; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1992
Examined psychological and social impact of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) on 80 grandmothers and grandfathers. Results of quantitative and qualitative analyses suggest that SIDS for most grandparents is a devastating experience. Common feelings expressed included disbelief, anger, guilt, anxiety, depression, concern for their bereaved adult…
Descriptors: Death, Grandparents, Grief, Infant Mortality
Peer reviewedSmith, Anne Clarke; Borgers, Sherry B. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1989
Examined grief responses of parents suffering perinatal loss and explored effects of gender, type of loss, time since loss, number of losses, and subsequent pregnancy on grief response. Responses to Grief Experience Inventory from 176 such parents revealed subjects suffering grief. Grief response was affected by subjects' perception that loss was…
Descriptors: Death, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Response, Grief
Peer reviewedMay, Harold J.; Breme, Frederick J. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1982
Discusses Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the family's resultant grief process. Explores SIDS as a family crisis, and by identifying the psychological factors or tasks pertinent to family adjustment, proposes a SIDS Family Adjustment Scale which assists in recognizing adaptive and maladaptive grief responses. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Crisis Intervention, Death, Emotional Adjustment
