Treatment of complicated grief [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2011 Following the death of a loved one, a small group of grievers develop an abnormal grieving style, termed complicated or prolonged grief. In the effort to establish complicated grief as a disorder in DSM and ICD, several attempts have been made over the ...
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Divergent gene expression responses to Complicated Grief and Non-complicated Grief [PDF]
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2014 The "widowhood effect" (i.e., morbidity/mortality in recently bereaved spouses) may be related to changes in immune function, but little is known about the impact of bereavement on gene transcription in immune cells. This study examined how Complicated Grief and Non-complicated Grief responses to bereavement differentially affect leukocyte gene ...
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Knowledge Level of Health Care Providers about Complicated Grief during the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2022 Objective: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic had great psychological impact on COVID-19 patients and their families. Relatives of the deceased COVID-19 patients are at risk for complicated grief.
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Screening of complicated grief
Psicooncologia, 2013 Aim: A thorough study of the complicated or pathological grief phenomenon and a recapitulation of those detection and assessment indicators enabling a speedy identification in the clinical practice.
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Complicated grief and related factors among nursing staff during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background The challenging working conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic created a perfect storm that can seriously impact nurses' physical and psychological well-being.
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Pre‐loss group therapy for dementia family care partners at risk for complicated grief [PDF]
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2021 Introduction Dementia family caregiving may span more than a decade and places many family care partners (CPs) at risk for poor bereavement outcomes; estimates of complicated grief in bereaved dementia family CPs range from 10% to 20%.
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Complicated grief following the perinatal loss: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Perinatal loss is a severe stressor that usually triggers distressing symptoms of acute grief. Moreover, acute grief can worsen with time and become a chronic debilitating state known as complicated grief.
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Understanding the Relationship Between Complicated Grief Symptoms and Patterns of Personality Disorders in a Substance Users’ Sample: A Network Analysis Approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 BackgroundThe presence of personality disorders is greatly prevalent among substance users. Personality disorders could increase vulnerability to complicated grief symptoms. Bereavement is commonly overlooked among substance users.
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Risk factors for complicated grief among family members bereaved in intensive care unit settings: A systematic review [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Background Families of intensive care unit (ICU) decedents are at increased risk of experiencing complicated grief. However, factors associated with complicated grief in ICU and bereavement needs assessment are not available routinely.
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Complicated grief treatment [PDF]
Bereavement Care, 2010 Many people resist the notion that grief could be considered a mental disorder, but the depth of some bereaved people's distress can mean they experience very great difficulty in progressing through the natural healing process. This article outlines an attachment theory perspective on the concept of complicated grief and a research-validated treatment (
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