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‘Every time I see him he’s the worst he’s ever been and the best he’ll ever be’: grief and sadness in children and young people who have a parent with dementia.
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Mortality . Nov2017, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p324-338. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Research suggests that the grief experienced by the family members of persons with dementia has a distinctive nature that differentiates it from sorrow attendant on most other ill health causes. Over a variable period of time, the way in which dementia manifests in cognitive and physical changes tends to be experienced as a series of serious losses, each of which can be a source of grief leading to significant stress and emotional, mental, psychosocial and physical ill health. Research to date has focused on spouses and adult children: here we seek to add to the literature by re-presenting the grief-related perceptions and experiences of children and young people who have a parent with a young onset dementia. We draw on findings from a narrative auto/biographical investigation to describe what dementia grief was like for study participants and to make suggestions for resources and support for those in this position. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13576275
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Mortality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125436304
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2016.1274297