Engelsk titel: Children who lose parents
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Författare:
Dyregrov, Atle
;
Dyregrov, Kari
Email: atle@krisepsyk.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 82
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 16093195
Sammanfattning
Around 4% of children in the Western world lose a parent before they reach 18 years of age. The
loss is associated with increased mortality for children, especially when losing their mother. In
addition, it leads to psychic distress for a majority of children and complicated grief reactions in a
substantial minority. Parental loss is associated with an increase in risk behaviour, self-mutilation,
and negative health consequences, all of which last into adult age. It is hard to discriminate between
normal and complicated grief, and the research conducted on adults may not be appropriate for
young people. Intervention for all is not recommended based on available studies. In the last decade,
effective grief- and trauma-specific treatments for children have been developed.