Depression and Withdrawal in Children

War-Related Loss of One's Father and Persistent Depressive Reactions in Early Adolescents

“…Kaffman and Elizur (1983) found in their studies conducted on Israeli children that previously normal children were also at risk for later psychological problems after the sudden death of a parent. McConwille and Boag (1976; Petti, 1983) showed that the loss of parent(s) or siblings was connected with depression in children. The death of a parent was found by Brown, Harris and Bifulco (1986) to be clearly related to depression.…”