Citation

Martison IM, Davies B, McClowry S. Death Stud. 1991; 15(3): 259-267.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481189108252429

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Forty mothers and 26 fathers were examined for depression 2 and 7 years after the death of a child from cancer. There was no difference between parental depression at 2 and 7 years; however, 22% of the variance in parental depression at 7 years was accounted for by depression at 2 years. Both times, parental depression was unrelated to either the gender of the parents or the length of the child's illness. The findings suggest that parental depression following the death of a child from cancer does not change significantly between the second and seventh years postdeath in the natural course.

Language: en