Zusammenfassung
Die psychischen Auswirkungen einer Totgeburt auf Frauen und ihre Familien können neben pathologischen Trauerreaktionen mit einer posttraumatischen Symptomatik oder anderen psychischen Symptomen wie depressiven Erkrankungen oder Angsterkrankungen einhergehen. Darüber hinaus können unterschiedliche Coping-Strategien der Eltern die Paarbeziehung belasten und die Bewältigung des Verlusts weiter erschweren. Vorgestellt wird ein Behandlungsprogramm, das Eltern nach dem Verlust ihres Kindes durch eine Totgeburt während des akuten Trauerprozesses begleitet und das Ziel hat, sie bei der Bewältigung des Verlusts zu unterstützen.
Abstract
Beside pathological grief reactions, the psychological consequences of stillbirth on women and their families can comprise posttraumatic stress symptoms and other psychiatric symptoms, such as affective disorders or anxiety disorders. Moreover, different parental coping-strategies might put pressure on the relationship and further aggravate the adaptation to the loss. A treatment program is presented, which accompanies parents in the acute process of grieving after the loss of their child by stillbirth and which aims to support them in coping with the loss.
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Kersting, A., Roestel, C. & Kroker, K. Die Verarbeitung von Trauer nach einer Totgeburt. Psychosom Konsiliarpsychiatr 2, 69–73 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11800-008-0095-3
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