Death on a psychiatric inpatient unit - Effect on a subgroup of schizophrenic patients

Author(s): Friedman, S.

Journal/Book: Gen Hosp Psychiat. 1996; 18: 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010. Elsevier Science Publ Co Inc. 261-265.

Abstract: This study documents the effect of an untimely death on a group of patients in a psychiatric inpatient unit. The large community meeting was used as a forum to characterize unique bereavement patterns in a subgroup of schizophrenic patients. Nonschizophrenic patients tended to reach out to obtain comfort and support, but schizophrenic patients showed a heightened sense of vulnerability and expressed distrust and blame toward the staff We document the interventions that were attempted in neutralizing regression and restoring adaptive coping mechanisms during and after the community meeting.

Note: Article S Friedman, SUNY Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Box 1203, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA

Keyword(s): SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VULNERABILITY; SUICIDE; MODEL

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