HANDLING BODIES AFTER VIOLENT DEATH: Strategies for Coping

James E. McCarroll; Robert J. Ursano; Kathleen M. Wright; Carol S. Fullerton

doi:10.1037/h0079438

HANDLING BODIES AFTER VIOLENT DEATH: Strategies for Coping

James E. McCarroll^*, Robert J. Ursano, Kathleen M. Wright, Carol S. Fullerton

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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. 1993 American Orthopsychiatric Association

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-214
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume	63
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0079438
State	Published - Apr 1993
Externally published	Yes

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