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Family Therapy Following the Death of a Child *
Author(s) -
HareMustin Rachel T.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1979.tb01267.x
Subject(s) - confusion , family therapy , anxiety , psychology , psychotherapist , psychological intervention , death anxiety , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychoanalysis
The reactions of the entire family system to the death of a child are examined. The case illustrates therapeutic interventions dealing with changes in family structure, guilt and mourning processes in parents, anxiety and other reactions of children, and the cognitive confusion of both children and adults. The problems for the therapist in working with a family following the death of a child are discussed.