Descriptive Study on Facts Applied to Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Center of Ankara University

Volume: 14 Number: 1 March 1, 2006
  • Halil Şenelmiş
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Descriptive Study on Facts Applied to Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Center of Ankara University

Abstract

One of the most traumatic, destructive,destabilizing and difficult to adopt life events isdeath of a loved one. Death is a very concreteloss. Mourning is a normal, universal, naturaland bio-psycho-social reaction when a personfaces a loss. In this study we aimed to assessthe cases with mourning in Psychiatric CrisisIntervention Center of Ankara University. Caseswho were in the process of mourning after thedeath of a loved one were determined by retrospective evaluation of Crisis Center records.Necessary information for every patient wasnoted in the "Mourning Information Form" andthe data was analyzed in SPSS 10.0 statisticalprogramme. In this descriptive study, we foundthat, in mourning period mostly women wereseeking for help and support, most cases werein the acute phase of the mourning process, andby the end of the crisis intervention in mostcases mourning was resolved. Another important result of the study for preventive mentalhealth respect is determining and consulting thecases who were at risk for developing psychiatric disorders

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Turkish

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Authors

Halil Şenelmiş This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2006

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March 1, 2006

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Year 2006 Volume: 14 Number: 1

APA
Şenelmiş, H. (2006). Ankara Üniversitesi Kriz Merkezine Başvuran Yaş Olguları Üzerine Bir Çalışma. Kriz Dergisi, 14(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000243