Shirley A Murphy

Summary

Affiliation: University of Washington
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A bereavement intervention for parents following the sudden, violent deaths of their 12-28-year-old children: description and applications to clinical practice
    S A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    Can J Nurs Res 29:51-72. 1997
  2. ncbi Methodological issues associated with group intervention research
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    Arch Psychiatr Nurs 20:276-81. 2006
  3. ncbi Challenging the myths about parents' adjustment after the sudden, violent death of a child
    Shirley A Murphy
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    J Nurs Scholarsh 35:359-64. 2003
  4. ncbi Finding meaning in a child's violent death: a five-year prospective analysis of parents' personal narratives and empirical data
    Shirley A Murphy
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Death Stud 27:381-404. 2003
  5. ncbi The prevalence of PTSD following the violent death of a child and predictors of change 5 years later
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 7263, USA
    J Trauma Stress 16:17-25. 2003
  6. ncbi Bereaved parents' outcomes 4 to 60 months after their children's deaths by accident, suicide, or homicide: a comparative study demonstrating differences
    Shirley A Murphy
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Death Stud 27:39-61. 2003
  7. ncbi Roles, lifestyles, and well-being as predictors of alcohol consumption among young and midlife women
    S A Murphy
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 7263, USA
    Health Care Women Int 21:677-99. 2000
  8. ncbi Women's and children's exposure to mass disaster and terrorist attacks
    Shirley A Murphy
    University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:45-53. 2010
  9. ncbi Suicide ideation among parents bereaved by the violent deaths of their children
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, Box 357263, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 24:5-25. 2003
  10. ncbi Bereaved parents' use of individual, family, and community resources 4 to 60 months after a child's violent death
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Fam Community Health 25:71-82. 2002

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Publications15

  1. ncbi A bereavement intervention for parents following the sudden, violent deaths of their 12-28-year-old children: description and applications to clinical practice
    S A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    Can J Nurs Res 29:51-72. 1997
    ..Recommendations concern program planning, recruiting and retaining participants, screening and orientation of participants, program format, and evaluation...
  2. ncbi Methodological issues associated with group intervention research
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    Arch Psychiatr Nurs 20:276-81. 2006
    ..We end with recommendations for conducting group intervention research and by addressing issues associated with interpreting and reporting results...
  3. ncbi Challenging the myths about parents' adjustment after the sudden, violent death of a child
    Shirley A Murphy
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    J Nurs Scholarsh 35:359-64. 2003
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  4. ncbi Finding meaning in a child's violent death: a five-year prospective analysis of parents' personal narratives and empirical data
    Shirley A Murphy
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Death Stud 27:381-404. 2003
    ..Recommendations for future research are made...
  5. ncbi The prevalence of PTSD following the violent death of a child and predictors of change 5 years later
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 7263, USA
    J Trauma Stress 16:17-25. 2003
    ..Five years postdeath, 3 times as many study mothers (27.7%) met diagnostic criteria for PTSD and twice as many study fathers (12.5%) met diagnostic criteria for PTSD compared with the normative samples...
  6. ncbi Bereaved parents' outcomes 4 to 60 months after their children's deaths by accident, suicide, or homicide: a comparative study demonstrating differences
    Shirley A Murphy
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Death Stud 27:39-61. 2003
    ..Clinical and research implications of the findings are discussed...
  7. ncbi Roles, lifestyles, and well-being as predictors of alcohol consumption among young and midlife women
    S A Murphy
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 7263, USA
    Health Care Women Int 21:677-99. 2000
    ..Finally, the desire to cut down on weekly alcohol consumption was the most significant predictor of drinks per week in both samples...
  8. ncbi Women's and children's exposure to mass disaster and terrorist attacks
    Shirley A Murphy
    University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:45-53. 2010
    ..Implications for clinical practice and traumatic event policy are addressed. Longitudinal, prospective studies of potentially traumatic events (PTE) are needed to better understand the longer term plight of children, especially girls...
  9. ncbi Suicide ideation among parents bereaved by the violent deaths of their children
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, Box 357263, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 24:5-25. 2003
    ..The hypothesis that SI would predict both depression and PTSD one year postdeath was not supported. Clinical and policy recommendations are offered...
  10. ncbi Bereaved parents' use of individual, family, and community resources 4 to 60 months after a child's violent death
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Fam Community Health 25:71-82. 2002
    ..The findings showed that of six individual, family, and community resources examined, none of the resources seemed to improve parents' outcomes either 1 or 5 years later. Implications of the findings are discussed...
  11. ncbi Patterns of mental distress following the violent death of a child and predictors of change over time
    Shirley A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7263, USA
    Res Nurs Health 25:425-37. 2002
    ..Although parents' initial levels of PTSD were the best predictor of baseline mental distress, they did not predict reductions in distress 5 years later. Theoretical, empirical, and clinical implications are discussed...
  12. ncbi Parents' evaluation of a preventive intervention following the sudden, violent deaths of their children
    S A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    Death Stud 20:453-68. 1996
    ..Additional exploratory analyses examined the extent to which 5 participant and treatment characteristics influenced parents' evaluations. Clinical implications and future research directions are suggested...
  13. ncbi Parent bereavement stress and preventive intervention following the violent deaths of adolescent or young adult children
    S A Murphy
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    Death Stud 20:441-52. 1996
    ..Assumptive world, family life cycle, victimization, and social support theories form the basis for "matching" parent bereavement stress with selected intervention strategies...
  14. ncbi First record: a methodological approach to counter sampling bias
    L Clark Johnson
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    Psychol Rep 95:391-2. 2004
    ..Therefore the authors have termed this approach to baseline the "first record". Conditions under which the "first record" technique would be appropriate or inappropriate are discussed...
  15. ncbi The role of public health in mental and behavioral health in children and families following disasters
    Randal D Beaton
    Schools of Nursing and Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 15:E1-11. 2009
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