Organizational Responses to Death in the Military

Abstract

When a friend or loved one dies, the challenge for survivors is to somehow cope effectively with the loss and go on living and functioning. This is true not for family members, but also for friends and coworkers of the deceased. HOW organizations respond to a death can influence coping in either a positive or negative direction. Military organizations have long experience with death, and have developed programs and policies aimed at assisting survivors to adjust positively to loss. This report reviews how casually policies have in the U.S. Army, and draws on the Army's casualty experience to suggest some ways in which organizational responses to death night facilitate healthy adjustment for survivors. Death, Military personnel, Stress(Psychology)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA277837

Entities

People

  • Morten G. Ender
  • Paul Bartone

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Death
  • Education
  • Emergencies
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Security
  • Training
  • Universities
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Oncology