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| Bereavement and grief in adults with learning disabilities. A follow-up study | | Author(s) | E Bonell-Pascual, S Huline-Dickens, S Hollins |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 175, October 1999 |
| Pages | pp 348-350 |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Bereavement ; Anxiety ; Longitudinal surveys ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | This paper reports on the follow-up of a cohort of parentally bereaved adults with learning disabilities. The aim was to investigate whether significant psychopathology, present up to 2.1 years after the death, had resolved five years later. Of an original sample of 50 adults with learning disabilities, 41 were reassessed. The Aberrant Behaviour Checklist and the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults were administered to carers. Findings revealed that there was a small increase in the measures of aberrant behaviour. Measures of psychopathology showed improvement, and in particular there was a reduction in anxiety. It was concluded that the response to bereavement by adults with learning disabilities is similar in type, though not in expression, to that of the general population. Learning disability is a significant predictor of mental health problems following bereavement, although the participants in this study adapted more easily when basic emotional needs had been constructively met by carers. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991021204 A |
| Classmark | E4: DW: ENP: 3J: 8 |
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