Retrospective Data Concerning Childhood Loss of a Parent

Impact of parental terminal cancer on adolescents.

“…At times, the adolescents described significant conflict or simply a lack of communication with their siblings. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers. But she's not there for me.…”

“…However, adolescents who had been unusually close to a sibling before the illness often viewed the relationship as a valuable source of support and reassurance: Wellisch (1979) described behavior such as running away from home, stealing, drug abuse, and promiscuity in a group of adolescents who were referred for mental health counseling during a parent's terminal illness. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers.…”

Impact of parental terminal cancer on adolescents.

“…At times, the adolescents described significant conflict or simply a lack of communication with their siblings. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers. But she's not there for me.…”

“…However, adolescents who had been unusually close to a sibling before the illness often viewed the relationship as a valuable source of support and reassurance: Wellisch (1979) described behavior such as running away from home, stealing, drug abuse, and promiscuity in a group of adolescents who were referred for mental health counseling during a parent's terminal illness. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers.…”

Parental death during childhood and adult depression: A critical review of the literature.

“…Also, no attempt was made to control for age and social class effects in any comparison; in fact, age and sex distributions were not reported. In another study addressed to the same point, Gregory (1966) collected data relating to early parent death from 1,000 psychiatric patients. After adjustments for age and sex, no differences were found between diagnostic categories, including "affective psychoses" (endogenous) and "neurotic depressive reaction" (reactive).…”

Depression in the Aged: Theoretical Concepts†

“…Klein (14), Abraham (15), Zetzel (16) and other analytic writers, all from their own perspectives, visualize childhood experiences as strongly predisposing to adult depression. When this concept was tested experimentally with large groups of patients, no significant correlation was found between childhood bereavement and adult depression (17, 18). We are faced with the comparison of microscopic evidence gathered by analysts and the macroscopic evidence of a rough social history or the use of generation life tables comparing patient‐groups with the population at large.…”

Impact of parental terminal cancer on adolescents.

“…At times, the adolescents described significant conflict or simply a lack of communication with their siblings. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers. But she's not there for me.…”

“…However, adolescents who had been unusually close to a sibling before the illness often viewed the relationship as a valuable source of support and reassurance: Wellisch (1979) described behavior such as running away from home, stealing, drug abuse, and promiscuity in a group of adolescents who were referred for mental health counseling during a parent's terminal illness. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers.…”

Parental death during childhood and adult depression: A critical review of the literature.

“…Also, no attempt was made to control for age and social class effects in any comparison; in fact, age and sex distributions were not reported. In another study addressed to the same point, Gregory (1966) collected data relating to early parent death from 1,000 psychiatric patients. After adjustments for age and sex, no differences were found between diagnostic categories, including "affective psychoses" (endogenous) and "neurotic depressive reaction" (reactive).…”

Depression in the Aged: Theoretical Concepts†

“…Klein (14), Abraham (15), Zetzel (16) and other analytic writers, all from their own perspectives, visualize childhood experiences as strongly predisposing to adult depression. When this concept was tested experimentally with large groups of patients, no significant correlation was found between childhood bereavement and adult depression (17, 18). We are faced with the comparison of microscopic evidence gathered by analysts and the macroscopic evidence of a rough social history or the use of generation life tables comparing patient‐groups with the population at large.…”

Impact of parental terminal cancer on adolescents.

“…At times, the adolescents described significant conflict or simply a lack of communication with their siblings. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers. But she's not there for me.…”

“…However, adolescents who had been unusually close to a sibling before the illness often viewed the relationship as a valuable source of support and reassurance: Wellisch (1979) described behavior such as running away from home, stealing, drug abuse, and promiscuity in a group of adolescents who were referred for mental health counseling during a parent's terminal illness. Bonnard (I 961) reported instances of truancy and stealing in bereaved adolescent boys, while Gregory (1965) found that bereaved adolescents whose surviving parent was of the opposite sex had a higher rate of delinquency, and Rutter (1966) reported a high frequency of depression among adolescent boys who had lost their fathers.…”

Parental death during childhood and adult depression: A critical review of the literature.

“…Also, no attempt was made to control for age and social class effects in any comparison; in fact, age and sex distributions were not reported. In another study addressed to the same point, Gregory (1966) collected data relating to early parent death from 1,000 psychiatric patients. After adjustments for age and sex, no differences were found between diagnostic categories, including "affective psychoses" (endogenous) and "neurotic depressive reaction" (reactive).…”

Depression in the Aged: Theoretical Concepts†

“…Klein (14), Abraham (15), Zetzel (16) and other analytic writers, all from their own perspectives, visualize childhood experiences as strongly predisposing to adult depression. When this concept was tested experimentally with large groups of patients, no significant correlation was found between childhood bereavement and adult depression (17, 18). We are faced with the comparison of microscopic evidence gathered by analysts and the macroscopic evidence of a rough social history or the use of generation life tables comparing patient‐groups with the population at large.…”