Coping Strategies Following Bereavement

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OVERVIEW

Adapting to life after bereavement can be challenging. Some ways of coping with bereavement can be more effective and healthier than others. This presentation will describe three types of coping strategies that individuals use in response to stressful situations, and focus specifically on how these coping strategies are related to mental health outcomes following bereavement. In addition, data about how types of coping strategies cluster together among individuals will be discussed. Lastly, a newly developed web-based interactive program designed to help individuals practice healthy coping strategies following bereavement will be described.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe three types of coping strategies 
2.  Explain the relationship between types of coping and mental health outcomes
3.  Identify various factors that may influence the use of coping strategies

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Joscelyn E. Fisher, PhD is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and a Project Director/Research Psychologist for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS). Dr. Fisher has served as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on multiple studies that have examined the effects of stressors (e.g., bereavement, combat injury, child maltreatment) on physical and mental health in both adults and children. Her primary focus has been the investigation of indicators of risk and resilience (e.g., coping strategies) and their associations with health outcomes in bereaved individuals. Dr. Fisher received a Bachelor of Arts (majors: Music and Psychology) from the University of Virginia and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She then completed her post-doctoral training at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), where she transitioned to a faculty position (Instructor) before joining USU. Dr. Fisher has authored/co-authored a number of scientific papers and has been awarded several research grants.

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American Psychological Association

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