Changes in Postmortem Identity and Grief. (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Doka, Kenneth J.
• Is Part Of: Omega. Volume 78:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 314
• Page End: 326
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: bereavement -- grief -- postmortem identity -- relational trauma; Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Bereavement -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Death -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Suicide -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1177/0030222817693157
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0030-2228

Abstract

This article reviews the concept of postmortem identity, noting its relationships to other concepts such as relational trauma . Identity is a very fluid concept that can change even after an individual's death as new information becomes available or even as social values change. Such modifications of postmortem identity can affect the course of bereavement-complication reactions to loss.