Citation

Mitchell AM, Wesner S, Garand L, Gale DD, Havill A, Brownson L. J. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2007; 20(1): 3-13.

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00073.x

PMID

17284234

PMCID

PMC2864072

Abstract

TOPIC: Bereavement is considered by many to be among the most stressful of life events, and it becomes particularly distressing when it concerns the suicide death of a parent. Such an event is especially traumatic for children. PURPOSE AND SOURCES: The purpose of this paper is to present a case for support group interventions designed specifically for child survivors of parental suicide. The authors provide a theoretical framework for supportive group interventions with these children and describe the structure of an 8-week bereavement support group for this special population of suicide survivors. CONCLUSIONS: A case is made for designing and implementing group interventions to meet the mental health needs of this important group of individuals.

Language: en