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The British Journal of Psychiatry 141: 302-305 (1982)
© 1982 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Conjugal bereavement amongst the Huli people of Papua New Guinea

S Frankel and D Smith

The Huli people of the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea mourn in culturally patterned ways that differ for men and women. One difference is that women are expected to express their emotions, while man are discouraged from doing so. In this study the mortality of bereaved spouses was determined by following 100 widowers and 208 widows for four years following their bereavements. Widowers showed an excess mortality in the first year following bereavement, while widows showed no such tendency. The possible relationship between these findings and Huli mourning practices is discussed.




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