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Download full textMurrell, Stanley A.; Himmelfarb, Samuel – 1985
The psychological stress produced by life events is actively researched because of the effects this stress has on physical and psychological functioning. Bereavement may be the most stressful of these events and therefore it is the subject of this study. A sample of adults from three different geographical areas of Kentucky was assembled and 71.5…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
Peer reviewedHarper, Dennis C.; Wadsworth, John S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
Structured direct interviews with 43 adults having moderate to severe mental retardation evaluated how they expressed grief and dealt with loss. One hundred service providers were also surveyed. Subjects were found to experience feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety, confusion, and pain; to continue some emotional turmoil one year after the loss;…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Death, Depression (Psychology)
