... us form an identity and become a unique and individual person. Berlinsky & Biller (1982), describe parents as the "givers of lives, our nurturers, guides, and the constructors of our initial realities." Many adult children must adjust their amount of involvement within the family due to the death of a parent. ... depression. Zisook (1982), reports that emotional reactions to the death of a parent usually continue one to five years after the loss. In a study done by Scharlach and Fredriksen (1993), 45 percent of the participants reported a general decline in physical illness, fatigue, and...

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