Social support for the bereaved: Recipients' and providers' perspectives on what is helpful.

1986/08/01 by Darrin R. Lehman, John H. Ellard, John Ellard +1 · 18 citations
Psychology · Medicine · #Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health #Migration, Health and Trauma #Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.54.4.438

Abstract

Quatre-vingt quatorze personnes ayant perdu soit un conjoint soit un enfant dans accident de voiture quatre ou sept ans plus tot ont accepte de decrire les efforts de leur entourage pour les aider et de distinguer ceux de ces efforts qui leur furent secourables de ceux qui ne le furent pas. Contact avec d'autres personnes dans le meme cas, et possibilite de s'exprimer ont ete les moyens le plus souvent cites comme ayant contribue a la guerison du deuil; les avis et les encouragements en revanche ont ete percus negativement

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