Psychiatric problems following bereavement by murder or manslaughter.
Bereavement by murder or manslaughter is often associated with a high incidence of factors which increase the risk of lasting psychological problems after bereavement. In this study it appears that self-perpetuating vicious circles often accounted for the persistence of symptoms, which fitted the diagnostic categories of post-traumatic stress disorders, anxiety states, panic syndromes, obsessive revenge-seeking, and depression. Therapeutic approaches should be aimed at interrupting these vicious circles and fostering the work of grieving.
Parkes
C M
CM
London Hospital Medical College.
D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy