Social support following bereavement: The role of beliefs, expectations, and support intentions

EL Logan, JA Thornton, RT Kane, LJ Breen - Death studies, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Social support is one of the strongest determinants of bereavement outcomes, yet little is
understood about the community's recognition of grief and intentions to provide social …

A parent's tears: primary results from the traumatic experiences and resiliency study

J Cacciatore, JR Lacasse, CA Lietz… - OMEGA-Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined health/mental health status, family functioning, and resiliency among a
sample of bereaved parents (N= 503). Participants were recruited from an online support …

Life after the loss: protocol for a Danish longitudinal follow-up study unfolding life and grief after the death of a child during pregnancy from gestational week 14, during …

D Hvidtjørn, C Prinds, M Bliddal, TB Henriksen… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction After the death of a child during pregnancy, birth or in the neonatal period,
parents often experience feelings of guilt, disenfranchisement, feelings of betrayal by one's …

Prescribing of psychiatric medication to bereaved parents following perinatal/neonatal death: an observational study

JR Lacasse, J Cacciatore - Death studies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
To examine psychiatric prescribing in response to perinatal/neonatal death, we analyzed
data from a cross-sectional survey of 235 bereaved parents participating in an online …

When a Child Dies: A Critical Analysis of Grief-Related Controversies in DSM-5

K Thieleman, J Cacciatore - Research on Social Work …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The upcoming fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has incited vociferous debate among academics …

Can grief be a mental disorder?: An exploration of public opinion

LJ Breen, EL Penman, HG Prigerson… - The Journal of nervous …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Despite growing empirical evidence, the distinction between normal and pathological grief
remains controversial. Few studies have investigated public attitudes towards distinguishing …

Older Adults' perspectives on death and dying in prison

MA Novisky, CS Narvey, SG Prost - Journal of criminal justice, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Incarcerated people often have extensive health needs compared to their
community-dwelling peers. This is especially the case among older adults, who represent a …

Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China

S Tang, AYM Chow, LJ Breen, HG Prigerson - Death studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates Chinese people's opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the
factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online …

Italian translation and validation of the perinatal grief scale

C Ravaldi, A Bettiol, G Crescioli… - … Journal of Caring …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The short version of the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS) has 33 items of Likert type whose
answers vary from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), and is used to assess the grief …

Clinical depression and the chemical imbalance theory: social work practice dilemmas

MG Murphy, L Schelbe, JR Lacasse - Social Work in Mental Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is poorly understood and frequently
diagnosed in mental health practice. Qualitative thematic analysis from interviews with 20 …