A Study of Normal Bereavement
Abstract
By systematically interviewing relatives of a series of hospital patients who died, the authors have delineated the symptoms of normal bereavement. Only three symptoms—depressed mood, sleep disturbance, and crying—occurred in more than one-half of the subjects. At follow-up two to four months later 81 percent were improved and only four percent were worse. Those improved dated their improvement to six to ten weeks after the death. Ninety-eight percent of these relatives did not seek psychiatric assistance during the bereavement period.
Access content
To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access.- Personal login
- Institutional Login
- Sign in via OpenAthens
- Register for access
-
Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability.
Not a subscriber?
PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.
Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).
