Handling bodies after violent death: strategies for coping.
Interviews with and observations of experienced and inexperienced personnel were conducted to determine their coping strategies before, during, and after their work with the bodies of people who had died violently. Avoidance, denial, and social support from the work group and spouse appeared to facilitate coping. The implications of these findings for therapeutic intervention are discussed.
McCarroll
J E
JE
Department of Military Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C.
Ursano
R J
RJ
Wright
K M
KM
Fullerton
C S
CS
D000060:Accidents, Aviation / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence