A 1.5‐year follow‐up of an internet‐based intervention for complicated grief
Abstract
Only recently have psychotherapeutic interventions for complicated grief been developed and evaluated in randomized controlled trials. These trials have reported significant reductions in complicated grief and related symptoms in response to treatment relative to control groups. However, little is known about the long‐term outcomes of these treatments. The authors present an evaluation of a 1.5‐year follow‐up of an Internet‐based cognitive–behavioral intervention for complicated grief. Treatment group patients (n = 22) were administered various assessments of complicated grief indicators, including the Impact of Event Scale, the anxiety and depression subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, and the SF‐12. Results indicate that the reduction in symptoms of complicated grief observed at posttreatment was maintained at 1.5‐year follow‐up.
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The decrease in PGD symptoms from an Internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention remained eighteen months after treatment.
“Wagner and Maercker tested the long-term effects of an Internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention, reporting that the decrease in PGD symptoms remained eighteen months after treatment (Wagner & Maercker, 2007).”
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Internet-based CBT decreases PGD symptoms and this benefit remains after a year and a half of follow-up.
“There is evidence that Internet-based CBT decreases PGD symptoms and that this benefit remains after a year and a half of follow-up (Wagner & Maercker, 2007).”
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The reduction in PGD symptoms was maintained at 18-month follow-up after an Internet-based CBT intervention for complicated grief.
“-The reduction in PGD symptoms was maintained at 18-month follow-up (Wagner & Maercker, 2007).”
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- Authors
- Wagner, B., & Maercker, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Wagner, Birgit
- ORCID
- Wagner, Birgit
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-08
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 625-629
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- OpenAlex
- W2042545600
- Cited by
- 93
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 5.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Keywords
- complicated grief, online intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy, long-term outcomes, bereavement, anxiety, depression, Impact of Event Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, SF-12, maintenance therapy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Grief, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Internet, Stress Disorders, Traumatic
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