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Somatization section
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Additional manifestations
Another possible manifestation of unresolved grief for Native Americans is the high rate of suicide amongst some tribes. This can be seen as an increase in self-destructive behaviors brought about by the inability to process grief through traditional rituals.[3] High suicide rates can also be a manifestation of an obsession with the dead in which the sufferer may have an unconscious wish to join their deceased loved one.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Indian Health Service. (1995). Regional differences in Indian health. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- ^ MedlinePlusMedical Encyclopedia (date unknown) Somatization disorder, Retrieved May 27, 2008
- ^ Jacobs, S. (1993). Pathologic grief: Maladaptation to loss. Washington, DC/London: American Psychiatric Press
- ^ Lifton, R. J. (1988). Understanding the traumatized self: Imagery, symbolization, and transformation. In J. P. Wilson, Z. Harei & B. Kahana (Eds.), Human adaptation to extreme stress: From the Holocaust to Vietnam 7-31. New York: Plenum Press.
- ^ Pollock, G. H. (1989a). Mourning and adaptation. In G. H. Pollock (Ed.), The mourning-liberation process, Vol I 3-45. Madison, CT: International Universities Press. (Original work published 1961)
- ^ Pollock, G. H. (1989b). On mourning and anniversaries: The relationship of culturally constituted defensive systems to intrapsychic adaptive processes. In G. H. Pollock (Ed.), The mourning-liberation process, Vol I (pp. 251-287). Madison, CT: International Universities Press. (Original work published 1972)
"dizziness or fainting, and sometimes even loss of consciousness"
I don't understand this phrase -- fainting is loss of consciousness. Was it intended to say something else?
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