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Families of Missing Children: Psychological Consequences and Promising Interventions in the United States, 1989-1991

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Principal Investigator(s): Hatcher, Chris

Summary: This study was conducted to examine the psychological reactions experienced by families of missing children and to evaluate families' utilization of and satisfaction with intervention services. To address issues of psychological consequences, the events occurring prior to child loss, during the experience of child loss, and after child recovery (if applicable) were studied from multiple perspectives within the family by interviewing parents, spouses, siblings, and, when possible, the... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06140.v1

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