Effectiveness of grief therapy: A meta-analysis.

Allumbaugh, Denise Litterer; Hoyt, William T.

doi:10.1037/0022-0167.46.3.370

Cited by 150 publications

(122 citation statements)

References 62 publications

(55 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

116

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In a recent meta-analysis, it was found that the greatest benefits of grief therapy are achieved by those who meet a diagnostic criteria for a grief disorder (Wittouck et al, 2011). However, a previous meta-analysis compared studies where participants identified that they needed help with grief to those who were at risk of developing pathology and found that when a person sought help the effects of therapy were larger (Allumbaugh & Hoyt, 1999). Given the possibility that having a diagnosis may affect how the therapy is experienced, then it would be interesting to see if the current findings could be replicated in a study where only those with a grief disorder were included.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whereas in other reviews (Allumbaugh & Hoyt, 1999; Schut, Stroebe, van den Bout, & Terheggen, 2001), consistently larger effect sizes and positive outcomes have been reported where participants were self-referred or referred by a general practitioner, when compared to preventative or outreach approaches. These studies suggest that a self-perception of struggling with grief and active treatment seeking results in a benefit from therapy.…”

mentioning

confidence: 88%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Participant experiences of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing vs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for grief: similarities and differences

Cotter

Meysner

Lee

2017

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background and Objective: Previous research has used quantitative methods to assess the impact of grief therapy. However, rarely have participants been asked about how they have been affected by treatment using qualitative methods. This study sought to explore participants’ experiences of two therapeutic approaches to grief: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). Method: Nineteen participants were randomly allocated to receive seven weekly therapy sessions of either CBT or EMDR. Approximately two weeks after completing therapy, a semi-structured interview was conducted with each participant. Interviews were transcribed and a thematic analysis was performed. Results: Participant reports common to both therapies included developments in insight, a positive shift in emotions, increased activity, improved self-confidence and a healthier mental relationship to the deceased. Participants also responded by describing experiences that were unique to each therapy. Those who completed CBT described the acquisition of emotion regulation tools and shifting from being in an ongoing state of grief to feeling that they were at a new stage in their lives. Participants who completed EMDR reported that distressing memories were less clear and felt more distant from such memories following treatment. Conclusions: Although both therapies resulted in some similar changes for participants, there were unique experiences associated with each therapy. These findings are discussed in terms of implications for the underlying key processes of each therapy and the processes of recovery in grief.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 88%

Participant experiences of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing vs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for grief: similarities and differences

Cotter

Meysner

Lee

2017

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the previous meta-analysis, two of these tools were found the most widely used ones in researches and clinical practices: the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) and the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) (Allumbaugh et al 1999). ICG is a validated 19-item instrument which specifically designed to distinguish normal grief reactions from CG, depression and anxiety.…”

Section: Measures In Complicated Griefmentioning

confidence: 99%

Komplike Yas: Epidemiyoloji, Klinik Özellikler, Değerlendirme ve Tanı

Enez¹

2018

Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ÖzKayıp, üzerinde kontrol sahibi olunamayan bireylerin inanç sistemlerinin ve algılayış biçimlerinin değişmesine sebep olan olumsuz bir olaydır. Normal yas kayba karşı verilen normal bir tepki olup, kederden kaynaklanan sıkıntıyı ifade eder. Komplike yas ise, yeni durumun var olan bilişsel yapıya yeterince entegre edilememesi ve yas tutma sürecindeki çarpıtılmış inançlar gibi bireyin iyileşme sürecinde ortaya çıkan komplikasyonlar nedeniyle yas sürecinin alışılmadık şekilde uzadığı bir sendromdur. Komplike yas ölümün gerçekliğini kabul edememe, yoğun özlem duyma, kaçınma davranışı, bedensel sıkıntı, sosyal geri çekilme ve intihar düşüncesiyle karakterize edilebilen ve diğer psikolojik rahatsızlıklardan ayırt edilebilen bir sendromdur. Bu derlemenin amacı normal dışı yas tepkileri ve risk faktörleri hakkında genel bir bakış sağlamak, komplike yas için önerilen tanı ölçütle-rini tanıtmak, değerlendirme araçları hakkında bilgi vermek ve komplike yas ile diğer psikiyatrik bozukluklar arasındaki ayrımı göstermektir.Anahtar sözcükler: Komplike, uzamış, patolojik, travmatik, yas, keder. AbstractA loss is an adverse external event which a person has no control over and changes one's belief system and cognitions. Normal grief is a normal reaction to loss and refers to the distress resulting from bereavement. However, complicated grief is a syndrome where normal grief is unusually prolonged because of complications in the natural healing process; namely the insufficient integration of a new situation into pre-existing cognitive structures and distorted beliefs during the grieving process. Complicated Grief is a disorder characterised by an inability to accept the death, intense yearning, avoidance, somatic distress, social withdrawal and suicidal ideation and has a distinct cluster of symptoms which can be distinguished from other psychiatric disorders. The aims of this review are to give an overview of abnormal forms of grief reactions and risk factors, to introduce proposed diagnostic criteria for complicated grief, to inform about the assessment tools, and to demonstrate the distinction between complicated grief and other psychiatric disorders.

show abstract

“…Several authors have made the statement that some grief intervention efficacy studies turned out to be disappointing and negative (Jordan & Niemeyer 2003:765;Schut et al 2001:705). Jordan and Niemeyer (2003:767-770) refer to studies done by Allumbach and Hoyt (1999), Kato and Mann (1999), as well as Niemeyer (2003). Allumbach and Hoyt (1999) ascribe the low effect of bereavement intervention to the following: a general ineffectiveness of grief counselling, the low statistical power of many of the bereavement studies, or one or more variables that mask the real effects of the intervention.…”

Section: Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Jordan and Niemeyer (2003:767-770) refer to studies done by Allumbach and Hoyt (1999), Kato and Mann (1999), as well as Niemeyer (2003). Allumbach and Hoyt (1999) ascribe the low effect of bereavement intervention to the following: a general ineffectiveness of grief counselling, the low statistical power of many of the bereavement studies, or one or more variables that mask the real effects of the intervention. Kato and Mann (1999) give the following reasons for the disappointing effect: interventions for the bereaved are simply not helpful, they are not powerful enough (too few sessions) and the positive effects are masked by methodological issues (Jordan & Niemeyer 2003:768).…”

Section: Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A complicated grief intervention model

Drenth

Herbst

Strydom

2010

Health SA Gesondheid

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Complicated grief refers to a prolonged state of grief and indicates the inability of the client to incorporate the death into his or her life. Few social workers in South Africa assess the possibility of complicated grief as a contributing factor to impaired social functioning. This can be as a result of limited knowledge, ignorance and/or insufficient skills on the part of the social worker to assess and identify complicated grief. In this article, the researchers tabulate some of the models and approaches to bereavement and discusses its applicability to complicated grief. Specific attention is given to the Dual Process Model (Stroebe & Schut 1999) and the Task-Centred approach (a social work approach to therapy) in an attempt to develop a model for complicated grief intervention. This article furthermore proposes the Complicated Grief Intervention Model through the integration of the Dual Process Model and the Task-Centred approach while drawing on intervention techniques from other therapeutic approaches. OPSOMMINGGekompliseerde rou verwys na 'n verlengde staat van rou en impliseer 'n onvermoë by die klient om die dood van 'n geliefde in sy/haar lewe te integreer. Gekompliseerde rou word deur min maatskaplike werkers as bydraende faktor tot verlaagde maatskaplike funksionering geassesseer. Dit kan toegeskryf word aan beperkte kennis, ignorering van/of ontoereikende vaardighede by die maatskaplike werker in die identifisering en assessering van gekompliseerde rou. Die outeurs tabuleer sommige van die rouberadingsmodelle en -benaderings in hierdie artikel en bespreek die toepaslikheid daarvan op gekompliseerde rou. Spesifieke aandag word aan die Tweeledige Prosesmodel (Dual Process Model) (Stroebe & Schut 1999) verleen, asook aan die taakgesentreerde benadering ('n maatskaplike werkbenadering) in 'n poging om 'n model te ontwikkel vir gekompliseerde rou intervensie. Die artikel beveel aan dat die Gekompliseerde Rou Intervensie Model (GRIM) deur middel van die integrasie van die Tweeledige Prosesmodel en die taakgesentreerde maatskaplike werkbenadering aangebied word, terwyl intervensietegnieke van verskeie terapeutiese benaderings benut word.

show abstract

Effectiveness of grief therapy: A meta-analysis.

Abstract: Subscription orders must be prepaid. (Subscriptions are on a calendar basis only.) Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery of the first issue. Call for international subscription rates.

Cited by 150 publications

References 62 publications

Participant experiences of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing vs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for grief: similarities and differences

Participant experiences of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing vs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for grief: similarities and differences

Komplike Yas: Epidemiyoloji, Klinik Özellikler, Değerlendirme ve Tanı

A complicated grief intervention model

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About