Journal
OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
Volume 87, Issue 4, Pages 1207-1237Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/00302228211033661
Keywords
adolescence; grief; bereavement; parental loss; parental death
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This review examines the impacts of parental loss on adolescents, finding that it can result in a variety of behavioral and emotional responses. The support of peers, school life, and family and social environment play important roles in helping adolescents recover from grief.
While extensive research exists on parental loss in childhood and the related psychological interventions, little has been done in the adolescent population. Adolescence is a particular phase of life characterized by a singular psychological, emotional, neurological, and endocrinological development, paralleled by the process of self-affirmation and an opening toward social relationships. This complex neuropsychological phase should thus be understood independently from children and adults. The objective of this work was to review the literature studying the impacts of parental loss in adolescents. The current review identified a wide range of behavioral and emotional responses to parental death in adolescence, including depression, suicidal ideations, anxiety, insomnia, addiction and impaired function at school and home. The role of peers, school life, and family and social environment are important for the recovery from loss. More studies are required to better understand the different psychological trajectories in adolescence after parental death and tailor mental health interventions accordingly.
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