title: Adults' reactions to the death of a parent: a preliminary study.
abstract: The authors conducted a systematic psychodynamic investigation directed explicitly toward the bereavement reactions of people who have lost a parent during their adult life. They conducted a single in-depth interview of 14 people with a mean age of 32.4 years who had experienced the death of a parent in the last 3--20 months. The authors present clinical data illustrating several themes, including the importance of the last meeting with the parent, the experience of grief and aggression, coping resources, and growth-oriented aspects of the bereavement process. They also make a number of suggestions regarding clinical practice and further research.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003643:Death; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents