Psychosocial functioning in children after the death of a parent
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 150 (3) , 511-513
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.3.511
Abstract
Eight weeks after the death of a parent, children from stable families (N = 38) were compared to depressed inpatients (N = 38) and normal children (N = 19). School behavior, interest in school, peer involvement, peer enjoyment, and self-esteem were similar for bereaved and normal children. Bereaved children functioned significantly better than depressed inpatients. As a group, the bereaved children from stable families did not experience significant, acute psychosocial dysfunction.Keywords
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