Bereavement and children's mental health: recognising the effects of early parental loss.
adolescents
bereavement
bereavement support
child health
clinical
death
end of life care
grief
mental health
post-traumatic stress disorder
Journal
Nursing children and young people
ISSN: 2046-2344
Titre abrégé: Nurs Child Young People
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101554473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Jan 2022
06 Jan 2022
Historique:
accepted:
02
02
2021
pubmed:
20
7
2021
medline:
8
1
2022
entrez:
19
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Parental death in childhood is a traumatic event and, as a consequence, bereaved children can be at an increased risk of developing mental health issues in adulthood. This article details an extended literature review that was undertaken to explore the effects of early parental death on bereaved children's mental health and identifies implications for healthcare practice. Several electronic databases were searched and eight articles were selected for inclusion in this review. Four themes were identified from the literature: child's age at parental death; cause of parental death; type of parental death; and cascading circumstances. Increased exposure to other adverse circumstances after a parent's death can also predispose an individual to psychopathology in adulthood, so such circumstances can serve as indicators of the potential effects on children's future mental health outcomes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34278749
doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2021.e1388
pii: e1388
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
22-27Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
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