abstract_textpRecognizing the deep relationship between grief and the loss of a companion animal, veterinarians and mental health practitioners often find themselves consoling pet owners both prior to and in the aftermath of pet euthanasia. Yet how does euthanasia influence this bereavement process? To explore this we examined, using a survey, the correlations between pet euthanasia, Complicated Grief (CG), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) amongst a diverse range of pet owners from the state of Hawaii. Participants (n = 236) completed a 37-item questionnaire, the Inventory of Complicated Grief Revised Short Form (ICG-R-SF), and the PTSD Checklist (PCL). Of the participants, 3.4% and 4.7% met the criteria for CG and PTSD, respectively. This paper explores and subdivides respondents into those who attended their companion animal's euthanasia and those who did not. Our results indicate that physically attending a companion animal's euthanasia is not correlated with CG or PTSD. As the experience of pet loss itself may be more indicative of psychological distress than whether or not the owner was present at the moment of euthanasia, veterinary staff need not dissuade pet owners from sharing their pet's final moments./p/abstract_text
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机译：& abstract_text & p认识到深的悲痛和损失之间的关系伴侣动物,兽医和心理健康从业者常常发现自己安慰的宠物老板之前和之后的宠物安乐死。丧亲之痛的过程吗?检查,使用调查,相关性宠物安乐死之间复杂性悲伤(CG),和创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)各种各样的宠物主人的状态夏威夷。37-item问卷,库存复杂性悲伤修订简式(ICG-R-SF),和创伤后应激障碍检查表(PCL)。参与者,3.4%和4.7%的标准分别CG和创伤后应激障碍。和细分受访者为那些参加了他们的伴侣动物的安乐死那些没有。动物的身体参加一个伴侣安乐死不是与CG或创伤后应激障碍。宠物的经验损失可能更多比是否表明心理压力业主是否出席的时刻安乐死,兽医人员不需要劝阻养宠物的人分享他们的宠物的决赛时刻。;/ p & / abstract_text
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