PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION FOLLOWING A CHILDS DEATH

Authors
KOOCHER GP
Citation
Gp. Koocher, PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION FOLLOWING A CHILDS DEATH, Psychotherapy, 31(3), 1994, pp. 377-382
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Psychotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333204
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
377 - 382
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3204(1994)31:3<377:PIFACD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The death of a child is an extremely stressful event in the life of a family. Based on clinical experience and observations of berefit famil ies, a manualized preventive intervention program was formulated and e mpirically tested. The clinical foundation of the intervention is revi ewed, the nature of the program is briefly described, and implications for the development of new preventive intervention programs is discus sed.