title: Parental bereavement: spiritual connections with deceased children.
abstract: Of a sample of 43 bereaved parents of pediatric cancer patients, 38 reported experiencing feelings of continued connection with their deceased child. Analysis of the data revealed several consistent themes in the experiences and in their impact on the parental bereavement process. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sormanti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: August
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013140:Spiritualism