title: Children's responses to family member homicide.
abstract: Homicide is a significant behavioral deviation resulting in a sudden and unexpected loss of life and can leave children in the chaotic wake. Interviews conducted with 13 children ages 9 to 11 years during the initial 1 to 3 months after a family homicide provided insight into themes of bereavement. A major finding in the study was that the witnessing or hearing the news of a family member homicide was a powerful associative factor for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for complicated bereavement.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, College of Nursing, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: Ann W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Burgess
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006167:Guilt; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013240:Stereotyping