TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Death thoughts and images in treatment-seekers after violent loss JO - Death studies A1 - Baddeley, Jenna L. A1 - Williams, Joah L. A1 - Rynearson, Ted A1 - Correa, Fanny A1 - Saindon, Connie A1 - Rheingold, Alyssa A. SP - 84 EP - 91 VL - 39 IS - 2 N2 - Violent loss survivors often describe experiencing recurrent imagery about their loved one's death. The Death Imagery Scale assesses five kinds of imagery: reenactment, rescue, revenge, reunion, and remorse. We explored the frequency of these forms of imagery and their associations with PTSD, depression, and/or complicated grief (CG) among 130 treatment-seeking survivors who were, on average, 3.5 years post-loss. Reenactment, rescue, and remorse imagery were most frequently endorsed, and all forms of imagery were associated with PTSD, depression, and CG. Bereaved parents reported more remorse and reunion imagery than others. Homicide survivors reported more revenge imagery than suicide and accident survivors.

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LA - en SN - 0748-1187 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2014.893274 ID - ref1 ER -