Traumatized Syrian Refugees with Ambiguous Loss: Predictors of Mental Distress [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Refugees from war zones often have missing significant others. A loss without confirmation is described as an ambiguous loss. This physical absence with simultaneous mental persistence can be accompanied by economic, social or legal problems, boundary ...
Hans-Helmut Koenig +2 more
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Prognosticating COVID Therapeutic Responses: Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Conventionally, therapeutic assessments, interventions, and treatments have focussed on death-related “losses and grief” responses. It is purported that the COVID-19 aftermath has resulted in losses that cannot always be encapsulated using this method ...
Harjinder Kaur-Aujla +2 more
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The COVID-19 Disappeared: From Traumatic to Ambiguous Loss and the Role of the Internet for the Bereaved in Italy [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 In Italy, in the very first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a dramatic rise in mortality. However, families were forbidden because of lockdown regulations to be with their loved ones at their deathbeds or to hold funerals. This qualitative study
Ines Testoni +7 more
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The Ambiguous Loss Inventory Plus (ALI+): Introduction of a Measure of Psychological Reactions to the Disappearance of a Loved One [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023 Background: The disappearance of a significant person is an ambiguous loss due to the persistent uncertainty about the whereabouts of the person. Measures specifically capturing the psychological consequences of ambiguous loss are lacking.
Sophie Hengst +2 more
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Ambiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home [PDF]
Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2023 This constructivist-interpretive study examines social-relational dimensions of change and loss following experiences of political terror, war and forced migration from the perspective of Syrian refugee men and women who were presently living in Jordan ...
Mary Bunn +2 more
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The Endless Grief in Waiting: A Qualitative Study of the Relationship between Ambiguous Loss and Anticipatory Mourning amongst the Relatives of Missing Persons in Italy [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2020 This article presents the results of a qualitative study aiming to consider the relationship between ambiguous loss and anticipatory mourning amongst relatives of missing people in Italy.
Ines Testoni +5 more
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Collective ambiguous loss after mass hostage-taking in war: exploring public mental health outcomes and resilience [PDF]
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyObjective: Collective ambiguous loss can arise in communities facing the unresolved absence or presence of loved ones, marked by uncertainty and confusion.
Einat Yehene +3 more
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Ambiguous Loss Among Aging Migrants: A Concept Analysis- and Nursing Care-Oriented Model. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Introduction: Ambiguous loss is a profound yet underexplored phenomenon in the lives of aging migrants. Older adults who have experienced migration often face disruptions to their sense of belonging, identity, and continuity across borders.
Al-Hamad A +4 more
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Quality of life in breast cancer survivors: An ambiguous loss perspective. [PDF]
J Fam Theory RevBreast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United States. Although advances in detection and medical treatment have improved survival rates, breast cancer survivors experience physical symptoms and psychological distress ...
Salafia C, Adamsons K.
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Political grief and ambiguous loss in a threatened democracy: psychological distress and civic responses during Israel’s judicial reform [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundPolitical transitions can have profound mental health effects, yet political grief remains underexplored. Drawing on ambiguous loss and grief theory, this study examined how perceived democratic backsliding during Israel’s 2023 judicial reform ...
Einat Yehene, Shay Ohayon
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