TY - JOUR
T1 - Same-sex partner bereavement
T2 - Non-HIV-related loss and new research directions
AU - Patlamazoglou, Eleftherios
AU - Simmonds, Janette Graetz
AU - Snell, Tristan Leslie
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - The experience of same-sex-attracted people who have lost a partner is neglected in the existing literature on bereavement. Previous research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) populations tends to focus on the loss of a partner to HIV-related causes, and there is scant research concerning non-HIV-related bereavement. The purpose of this article is to investigate the non-HIV-related bereavement experiences of same-sex partners and to address the potential complications of disenfranchised grief. Coping with the loss of a same-sex partner and the impact of bereavement on subsequent relationships are also discussed. Implications for counseling of bereaved same-sex-attracted individuals are drawn, and recommendations for future psychological research on the experience of bereavement are made.
AB - The experience of same-sex-attracted people who have lost a partner is neglected in the existing literature on bereavement. Previous research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) populations tends to focus on the loss of a partner to HIV-related causes, and there is scant research concerning non-HIV-related bereavement. The purpose of this article is to investigate the non-HIV-related bereavement experiences of same-sex partners and to address the potential complications of disenfranchised grief. Coping with the loss of a same-sex partner and the impact of bereavement on subsequent relationships are also discussed. Implications for counseling of bereaved same-sex-attracted individuals are drawn, and recommendations for future psychological research on the experience of bereavement are made.
KW - same-sex
KW - disenfranchised grief
KW - bereavement
KW - counseling
KW - loss
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056073118&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0030222817690160
DO - 10.1177/0030222817690160
M3 - Article
C2 - 28120628
AN - SCOPUS:85056073118
SN - 0030-2228
VL - 78
SP - 178
EP - 196
JO - OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
JF - OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
IS - 2
ER -