| Author(s) |
Ratnarajah, Dorothy
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| Publication Date |
2008
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| Abstract |
• Project Title: The construction of meaning following parental suicide. • Research question: What meaning have children bereaved by parental suicide placed on this event and its aftermath throughout their developmental years and adult lives? • Aims: The primary aims were to explore the recollections of adults who had experienced parental suicide while they were children/adolescents; To understand the developmental history after suicide; the development of psychological and spiritual meaning systems and the development of resilience; Identify the nature of support and the timing of the support that would be most beneficial to the bereaved families and in particular, the surviving children; Understand more about vulnerability and the factors that affect coping; Identify the protective external factors that encourage moderation between stress, risk, coping and the building of resilience and how support services could be designed to facilitate resilience.
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| Citation |
Presented at the 8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society
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| Language |
en
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| Title |
Grief of children following parental suicide
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| Type of document |
Conference Publication
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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