Cognitive schemata and processing among parents bereaved by infant death.
The present prospective study examined cognitive schemata and processing among 93 parents bereaved by infant death. The Trauma Constellation Identification Scale (TCIS) was used to assess maladaptive cognitive schemata associated with the loss. The impact of pre-, peri-, and post-trauma factors on the TCIS scores was assessed. Compared to parents who had not lost an infant, bereaved parents displayed significantly higher TCIS scores. High TCIS scores were significantly associated with PTSD as well as general symptomatology. Although interesting gender differences were found, the variables most strongly related to TCIS scores were posttraumatic emotional coping and cognitive processing.
Department of Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D003071:Cognition; D019336:Cognitive Science; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult