A Randomized Open Trial Assessing the Feasibility of Behavioral Activation for Pathological Grief Responding

Attachment, Continuing Bonds, and Complicated Grief Following Violent Loss: Testing a Moderated Model

“…In terms of the dual process model of coping with bereavement , this suggests that facilitation of ''loss-oriented coping'' as through reconstructing the CB, may be more appropriate with some clients, whereas attention to ''restoration-oriented coping,'' entailing review and reinforcement of other life roles and goals, could be of greater relevance for others. Fortunately, controlled trials of specific procedures for addressing these tandem aims are encouraging (Boelen, de Keijser, van den Hout, & van den Bout, 2007;Papa, Sewell, Garrison-Diehn, & Rummel, 2013;, suggesting the feasibility of researching such ''aptitude by treatment interactions'' (Beutler, Harwood, Kimpara, Verdirame, & Blau, 2011) in the context of grief therapy. However, such possibilities can only be evaluated through the use of experimental designs in which bond-enhancing procedures (e.g., legacy projects, review of photographs, writing letters to the deceased) or bond-deemphasizing interventions (e.g., saying goodbye, behavioral activation, revising life goals) are distinguished, and evaluated for their impact on both the CB and grief symptomatology for mourners with different attachment orientations.…”

Factorial structure of complicated grief: associations with loss-related traumatic events and psychosocial impacts of mass conflict amongst West Papuan refugees

“…In relation to interventions, although psychotherapeutic approaches have been trialled for complicated grief in general populations, differences in the definition of the reaction has hampered comparison of findings across inquiries [42][43][44][45][46][47][48]. There is a pressing need to extend research into effective interventions for complicated grief to refugee populations.…”

Disturbed grief: prolonged grief disorder and persistent complex bereavement disorder

“…Promising interventions tested in single controlled studies include behavioural activation, 59 cognitive narrative therapy, 60 and integrated cognitive behavioural therapy. 61 Interpretative and supportive time limited group therapies 62 63 are promising interventions not compared with waiting list or alternative treatment but yielding moderate effects on PGD reduction.…”