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Grief interventions for people bereaved by suicide: A systematic review.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundAdaption to the loss of a loved one due to suicide can be complicated by feelings of guilt, shame, responsibility, rejection, and stigmatization. Therefore people bereaved by suicide have an increased risk for developing complicated grief which
Katja Linde   +4 more
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Risk Factors for Complicated Grief in Older Adults

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Older adults grieving the death of a spouse have been found to have a higher risk of complicated grief compared with younger adults. Objective: The study objective was to find out whether personal characteristics of the patient and the ...
Rietjens, Judith   +5 more
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Circulating levels of oxytocin may be elevated in complicated grief: a pilot study

open access: yesEuropean 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   +7 more
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Complicated grief after bereavement [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2007
Some bereaved people develop severe long term reactions to their loss. This kind of reaction may be associated with adverse health outcomes and has recently been termed “complicated grief.”1 The syndrome is more common after unexpected and violent deaths such as suicide.2 3 People bereaved by suicide are also more likely than those bereaved by other ...
openaire   +1 more source

The Role of Defense Mechanisms, Personality and Demographical Factors on Complicated Grief following Death of a loved one by Cancer

open access: yesIranian 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   +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

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Progress in understanding grief, complicated grief, and caring for the bereaved [PDF]

open access: yesContemporary 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

open access: yesDialogues 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 ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Prevalence and risk factors of complicated grief among Sichuan earthquake survivors

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Disasters usually involves massive casualties, yet few post-disaster studies explore the prevalence of complicated grief (CG) among survivors.
Li, Jie   +3 more
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Effects of Economic Hardship on Complicated Grief [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Complicated grief is an intense and persistent type of grief which appears to be distinct from depression. Despite the importance of this recently defined syndrome, we are only beginning to learn what factors make people vulnerable to it.
Nam, Ilsung
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