Resource Tag: SPOUSAL LOSS

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This study analysed the impact that the loss of a partner has on the suicide risk of the oldest old (80+ years)compared to younger age groups. The study group comprised the entire Danish population, aged 50+ during 1994-1998. Survival analyses showed that the majority of older persons who died by suicide were widowed, although only […]

This article reports on a study examining the suicide survivor’s experience of abuse. The 49 female survivors were part of a larger nursing intervention study. Descriptive statistics & non-parametric Spearman Correlation for a two-tailed test (alpha

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The book being reviewed is available for viewing at 1995-0589.

The author presents a strategy for restorative retelling that is based upon his 30 years of clinical practice & research with family members after a violent death, as well as his personal experience after his wife’s death by suicide. In addition to a clear outline of this model for encouraging resilience, the book includes clinical […]

This article addresses the issue of spousal loss. The author disagrees that there is something positive from the suicide of a loved one, that there is something to be learned from the suicide. The author also addresses the pain & grief of recovering from a person’s suicide. The author discusses her experience with the terrorist […]

This article recounts the author’s personal experience of losing both his step-son & his wife to suicide. It discusses the increased risk for suicide associated with survivors, as well as the compounded grief & emotional conflicts that are generated from surviving multiple suicides. His own processes of grief for each victim are explored, as are […]

This study examined the impact of subjective & objective expectancy on adjustment to spousal bereavement, while addressing the methodological problems of previous studies. At six months postbereavement, 97 midlife bereaved adults responded to interview questions regarding expectancy of their spouse’s death. They also completed the Beck Depression Inventory & Texas Revised Inventory of Grief at […]

This study evaluates the effects of 2 group interventions, the Bereavement Group Postvention & the Social Group Postvention, on the bereavement outcomes in widowed survivors of suicide. 60 subjects were randomized to one of the groups for 1-1/2 hour weekly sessions over an 8-week period. Statistically significant changes were found on all measures when the […]

This booklet is written to assist people who are bereaved. It is about grief & how people face grief. A short bibliography of bereavement books is included as is some information on how a grief support group can held the bereaved.

This article is an autobiographical account of a professor whose wife died by suicide. He articulates his feelings & emotions during his grief. There is also a description of the social support available to him. The author found the consolation of others & personal grieving necessary to cope with his wifeÕs death. The attitudes of […]

This book is written for survivors as well as lay persons & professionals who work with the bereaved. It has 3 sections, the first of which discusses the grief experience. The second section examines specific types of losses including: spousal loss, parental loss, the loss of a child, loss during childhood, accidental death, suicide, & […]