title: A support group intervention for children bereaved by parental suicide.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Bereavement is considered by many to be among the most stressful of life events, and it becomes particularly distressing when it concerns the suicide death of a parent. Such an event is especially traumatic for children.
  The purpose of this paper is to present a case for support group interventions designed specifically for child survivors of parental suicide. The authors provide a theoretical framework for supportive group interventions with these children and describe the structure of an 8-week bereavement support group for this special population of suicide survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A case is made for designing and implementing group interventions to meet the mental health needs of this important group of individuals.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ammi@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wesner
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garand
authors.forename: Deborah Dysart
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: Allyson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Havill
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brownson
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide