Handling of Bodies After Violent Death: Strategies for Coping
Abstract
Interviews with and observations of experienced and 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, and social support from the work group and spouse appeared to facilitate coping. The implications of these findings for therapeutic intervention are discussed.... Military medicine, Psychiatry, Death, Violence, Human remains.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA264372
Entities
People
- Carol S. Fullerton
- James E. Mccarroll
- M. D. Kathleen
- Micah Wright
- Robert Ursano
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research