The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization

The present study investigated the presence and possible predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers (N = 121) up to 5 years postbereavement. The presence of complicated grief scores in the clinical range was 12.4%, which is higher than in many other bereaved populations...

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Main Authors: McSpedden, M., Mullan, Barbara, Sharpe, L., Breen, Lauren, Lobb, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27050
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author McSpedden, M.
Mullan, Barbara
Sharpe, L.
Breen, Lauren
Lobb, E.
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description The present study investigated the presence and possible predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers (N = 121) up to 5 years postbereavement. The presence of complicated grief scores in the clinical range was 12.4%, which is higher than in many other bereaved populations, and the presence of other living children may protect against the development of complicated grief symptoms. The majority of the women were able to negotiate a perinatal loss without developing complicated grief; however, there remains an important group of women who up to 5 years later score in the clinical range for complicated grief symptoms.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-270502019-09-02T07:36:15Z The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization McSpedden, M. Mullan, Barbara Sharpe, L. Breen, Lauren Lobb, E. The present study investigated the presence and possible predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers (N = 121) up to 5 years postbereavement. The presence of complicated grief scores in the clinical range was 12.4%, which is higher than in many other bereaved populations, and the presence of other living children may protect against the development of complicated grief symptoms. The majority of the women were able to negotiate a perinatal loss without developing complicated grief; however, there remains an important group of women who up to 5 years later score in the clinical range for complicated grief symptoms. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27050 10.1080/07481187.2016.1210696 Routledge fulltext
spellingShingle McSpedden, M.
Mullan, Barbara
Sharpe, L.
Breen, Lauren
Lobb, E.
The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
title The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
title_full The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
title_fullStr The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
title_full_unstemmed The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
title_short The presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
title_sort presence and predictors of complicated grief symptoms in perinatally bereaved mothers from a bereavement support organization
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27050