Bereavement after homicide: a descriptive study

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.11.1452

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The act of homicide specifically influences the clinical presentation of subsequent bereavement. Retrospective reports of 15 individuals who lost a relative through homicide revealed cognitive, behavioral, and affective reactions associated with the homicide. Several of these reactions match those described in the DSM-III diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, chronic or delayed type. The identification of bereaved individuals with the homicide and the therapeutic implications of bereavement after homicide are discussed.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 141 • Number 11 • November 1984

Pages: 1452 - 1454

PubMed: 6496791

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Published in print: November 1984

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Bereavement after homicide: a descriptive study

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