Childhood Bereavement Study
Principal Investigator: Robert Schilling, PhD (CUSSW)
Co-Investigators: Robert Abramovitz, MD (JBFCS), Nina Koh, MD
(JBFCS)
Principal Investigator, continuing data analysis: Dr.
Priyadarshi Datta
This study is testing an innovative group service for New York City
African-American and Hispanic children affected by the untimely death of
a parent figure. In the first phase of the study, over forty bereaved
children, aged 6-12, participated in a series of twelve, 90 minute
group sessions. This phase of the study determined that participating
children showed significant improvements in realistic attitudes about death,
and also made small gains on measures of depression. The research
continues to evaluate this group service. The Principal Investigator
for the completed first phase evaluation was Dr. Robert Schilling and the
Co-Investigators are Dr. Nina Koh and Dr. Robert Abramovitz. For
the continuing data analysis phase the Principal Investigator is Dr. Priyadarshi
Datta. This study is being funded by the Center's Research Development
Program.
The study was described in the 1991
issue of
Practice & Research.