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  • Psychosocial impact of bereavement after suicide and fatal traffic accident : a comparative two-country study
    Cleiren, Marc P. H. D. ...
    This study examines the psychosocial problems of spouses bereaved as a consequence of unnatural causes of death (suicide and traffic fatality) in twocountries, Slovenia (n = 53) and The Netherlands ... (n = 32). Structured interviews consisted of standardized measures for depression, substance use, social reactions, and acceptance and attribution of the loss. Although marked differences in sociodemographic background exist, bereaved subjects from both countries show more similarities than differences. Depressed symptomatology isslightly higher in the Slovene bereaved, but symptom patterns are almost identical. Core indicators of clinical depression, as well as reported substance use, are equally low in both countries, and gender and mode of deathdo not differ significantly. Social acceptance is more problematic in suicide bereaved, particularly in Slovenia. Methodological considerations of cross-cultural bereavement studies are discussed.
    Source: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. - ISSN 0001-690X (Letn. 94, št. 1, 1996, str. 37-44)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 1996
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 9285081