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  • Adult siblings of long term missing people: Loss and "unending not knowing"

    Author(s)
    Clark, Julie
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    Clark, Julie
    Year published
    2007
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    When an adult sibling becomes a long-term missing person the experience is confusing and highly distressing for those left behind. This paper is drawn from a larger study that considered the experience of adult siblings of long-term missing people. It briefly explains the study, the significance of sibling relationships and provides an overview of the experience of missingness, as a way of informing support needs. It suggests that missingness is a loss that is ambiguous (and disenfranchised), unexpected and overwhelming. It is a process that takes individuals time to recognise and negotiate. There is a clear need for ...
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    When an adult sibling becomes a long-term missing person the experience is confusing and highly distressing for those left behind. This paper is drawn from a larger study that considered the experience of adult siblings of long-term missing people. It briefly explains the study, the significance of sibling relationships and provides an overview of the experience of missingness, as a way of informing support needs. It suggests that missingness is a loss that is ambiguous (and disenfranchised), unexpected and overwhelming. It is a process that takes individuals time to recognise and negotiate. There is a clear need for greater interprofessional recognition of the consequences of someone going missing and greater cooperation in making an adequate response.
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    Journal Title
    Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement
    Volume
    10
    Issue
    1
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services
    Social Work
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/18811
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