Brown Elissa J, Amaya-Jackson Lisa, Cohen Judith, Handel Stephanie, Thiel De Bocanegra Heike, Zatta Eileen, Goodman Robin F, Mannarino Anthony
Marillac Hall, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, New York 11439, USA.
Death Stud. 2008;32(10):899-923. doi: 10.1080/07481180802440209.
This study evaluated the construct of childhood traumatic grief (CTG) and its correlates through a multi-site assessment of 132 bereaved children and adolescents. Youth completed a new measure of the characteristics, attributions, and reactions to exposure to death (CARED), as well as measures of CTG, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anger. CTG was distinct from but highly correlated with PTSD, depression, and, to a lesser degree, anger. In contrast to a recent study of complicated grief, CTG severity was significantly associated with the degree to which the death was viewed as traumatic. CTG was also associated with caregivers' emotional reaction at the time of the death and caregivers' current sadness. Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
本研究通过对132名丧亲儿童和青少年进行多地点评估，对儿童期创伤性悲伤（CTG）的结构及其相关因素进行了评估。青少年完成了一项关于接触死亡的特征、归因和反应的新测量工具（CARED），以及CTG、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）、抑郁和愤怒的测量工具。CTG与PTSD、抑郁不同，但与之高度相关，与愤怒的相关性较小。与最近一项关于复杂性悲伤的研究相反，CTG的严重程度与死亡被视为创伤性的程度显著相关。CTG还与照顾者在死亡时的情绪反应以及照顾者目前的悲伤情绪有关。文中讨论了临床意义和对未来研究的建议。
