Handling bodies after violent death : strategies for coping.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1993Description: 6 pSubject: Interviews with and observations of 35 experienced and 650 inexperienced personnel were conducted to determine their coping strategies before, during, and after their work with the bodies of people who had died violently. Avoidance, denial, intellectualization, humor, and social support from the work goup and spouse appeared to facilitate coping. Almost all Ss viewed professional counseling or psychiatric assistance, even when available through the organization, as unacceptable, fearing they would be fired or be ridiculed by fellow workers. The implications of these findings for therapeutic intervention are discussed
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Bibliography: p. 214
Reprinted from American Journal of Orthopsychiatry; 1993; Vol. 63; No. 2; p. 209-214
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Interviews with and observations of 35 experienced and 650 inexperienced personnel were conducted to determine their coping strategies before, during, and after their work with the bodies of people who had died violently. Avoidance, denial, intellectualization, humor, and social support from the work goup and spouse appeared to facilitate coping. Almost all Ss viewed professional counseling or psychiatric assistance, even when available through the organization, as unacceptable, fearing they would be fired or be ridiculed by fellow workers. The implications of these findings for therapeutic intervention are discussed
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