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Grief, parenting, and schizophrenia

D J Davis1, C L Schultz

  • 1School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|February 14, 1998
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Parents of children with schizophrenia experience significant grief, characterized by intrusive thoughts and avoidance behaviors. Parental contact hours generally did not influence the intensity of this grief, except for intrusive thoughts.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Parenting a child with schizophrenia presents unique challenges.
  • Schizophrenia in a child can lead to prolonged parental grief and loss.
  • Previous research has not fully explored parental grief in this context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the presence of grief in mothers and fathers of children with schizophrenia.
  • To investigate if parental contact hours influence the intensity of grief reactions.
  • To examine cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of parental grief.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated 16 mother-father dyads with a child diagnosed with schizophrenia.
  • Assessed grief through measures of intrusive thoughts, avoidance behaviors, and emotional distress.

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  • Examined the relationship between parental contact hours and grief severity.

    • Main Results:

    • Confirmed that mothers and fathers experience grief related to their child's schizophrenia.
    • Found no significant gender differences in intrusive thinking, avoidance, or distress.
    • Parental contact hours did not significantly impact grief, except for intrusive thoughts.

    Conclusions:

    • Parental grief is a valid and significant reaction to a child's schizophrenia diagnosis.
    • Grief manifestations are similar between mothers and fathers.
    • Interventions addressing parental grief may be beneficial, regardless of contact hours.