Citation

Rynearson EK. Am. J. Psychiatry 1984; 141(11): 1452-1454.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6496791

Abstract

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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