
ERIC Number: EJ472262
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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When a Child Dies: Special Considerations for Providing Mental Health Counseling for Bereaved Parents.
Romanoff, Bronna D.
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, v15 n4 p384-93 Oct 1993
Notes that grieving following the death of child tends to be intense and enduring, often resulting in diminished psychological and interpersonal functioning for surviving parents. Reviews literature on parental bereavement focusing on unique nature of the loss of child. Considers suggestions for counseling bereaved parents and difficulties of working with this population. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Counseling Techniques, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Grief, Parent Child Relationship, Parents
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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