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Circulating levels of oxytocin may be elevated in complicated grief: a pilot study

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019
Complicated grief (CG) is a debilitating syndrome characterized by persisting and intense distress and impairment after the death of a loved one. The biological mechanisms associated with this syndrome remain unclear but may involve neurobiological ...
Eric Bui, Samantha N. Hellberg, Susanne S. Hoeppner, Peter Rosencrans, Allison Young, Rachel A. Ross, Elizabeth Hoge, Naomi M. Simon   +7 more
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The Role of Defense Mechanisms, Personality and Demographical Factors on Complicated Grief following Death of a loved one by Cancer

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2016
Objective: Identification of the risk factors and psychological correlates of prolonged grief disorder is vital for health promotions in relatives of persons who died of cancer.
Isaac Rahimian-Boogar, Siavash Talepasand   +1 more
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Degrees of grief and complicated grief self-attributed to natural and induced pregnancy losses in a national population of 41–45-year-old females

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
Background Pregnancy loss may trigger complicated grief. Self-judgment and pressure to abort contrary to one's preferences may increase the risk and severity of complicated grief reactions.Method A topic-blind survey was offered to a random panel of 41 ...
David C. Reardon
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Progress in understanding grief, complicated grief, and caring for the bereaved [PDF]

Contemporary Nurse, 2007
Grief occurs with loss of symbolically important connections and involves intense emotional reactions and changes to our experiences of self, the world, and the future. Individual responses reflect factors such as personality and life history, social context and cultural practices, and the symbolic magnitude of the loss.
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Complicated grief in late life

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 2012
Complicated grief (CG) is a syndrome that affects 10% to 20% of grievers regardless of age, although proportionally more will face the death of loved ones in late life, CG is characterized by preoccupying and disabling symptoms that can persist for decades such as an inability to accept the death, intense yearning or avoidance, frequent reveries, deep ...
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The Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy on Generalized Anxiety and Helplessness Due to Complicated Grief in Female Survivors of COVID-19 Deaths [PDF]

مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا
Introduction: This present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in reducing generalized anxiety and helplessness resulting from complicated grief in female survivors of COVID-19 victims.
Elham Mohammad Barzi, Roghayeh Kiyani
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Depression, Hopelessness, and Complicated Grief in Survivors of Suicide

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Suicide often has a severe impact on the surviving family and friends. There is a need to better understand the psychological and psychopathological consequences of losing a significant other by suicide.
Samantha Bellini, Denise Erbuto, Karl Andriessen, Mariantonietta Milelli, Marco Innamorati, David Lester, Gaia Sampogna, Andrea Fiorillo, Maurizio Pompili   +8 more
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Validation of a Brief Measure for Complicated Grief Specific to Reproductive Loss. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Buskmiller C, Grauerholz KR, Bute J, Brann M, Fredenburg M, Refuerzo JS.   +5 more
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Prevalence rates of prolonged grief disorder are overestimated

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) has been included in the International Classification of Diseases 11th edition (ICD-11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR).
Maarten C. Eisma
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A pull to be close: The differentiating effects of oxytocin and grief stimulus type on approach behavior in complicated grief. [PDF]

Eur J Trauma Dissociation, 2023
Arizmendi BJ, Seeley SH, Allen JJB, Killgore WDS, Andrews-Hanna J, Weihs K, O'Connor MF.   +6 more
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