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Management of established pathological grief reaction after stillbirth

John T. Condon·1986·American Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1176/ajp.143.8.987
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This paper focuses on the etiology, recognition, and treatment of established pathological grief reactions in parents bereaved by stillbirth. Bereavement in this situation differs in a number of aspects from conventional bereavement, and these dictate that the style of grief therapy be modified. Four such aspects are discussed: the unique psychological properties of the lost object, the complexity of the emotional attachment that expectant parents develop toward their unborn child, the unusual psychobiological climate in which the loss occurs, and the sociocultural definition of the meaning and significance of the loss.

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Authors
Condon, J. T.
Corresponding author
John T. Condon
ORCID
John T. Condon
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published
1986-08-01
Volume
143
Issue
8
Pages
987-992
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
DOI
10.1176/ajp.143.8.987
OpenAlex
W2224144384
Cited by
70
References
24
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Keywords
pathological grief, stillbirth, bereavement, grief therapy, expectant parents, lost property
MeSH terms
Anger, Behavior Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Diagnosis, Differential, Fantasy, Female, Fetal Death, Grief, Guilt, Humans, Object Attachment, Parents, Pregnancy, Projection, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy, Group, Self Concept, Transference, Psychology

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