The effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons: A comprehensive quantitative review.
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Previous quantitative reviews of research on psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons have yielded divergent findings and have not included many of the available controlled outcome studies. This meta-analysis summarizes results from 61 controlled studies to offer a more comprehensive integration of this literature. This review examined (a) the absolute effectiveness of bereavement interventions immediately following intervention and at follow-up assessments, (b) several of the clinically and theoretically relevant moderators of outcome, and (c) change over time among recipients of the interventions and individuals in no-intervention control groups. Overall, analyses showed that interventions had a small effect at posttreatment but no statistically significant benefit at follow-up. However, interventions that exclusively targeted grievers displaying marked difficulties adapting to loss had outcomes that compare favorably with psychotherapies for other difficulties. Other evidence suggested that the discouraging results for studies failing to screen for indications of distress could be attributed to a tendency among controls to improve naturally over time. The findings of the review underscore the importance of attending to the targeted population in the practice and study of psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons.
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Bereavement interventions appear to be effective if aimed at high-risk groups or at those whose grieving process has already complicated.
“Although bereavement interventions appear to be effective if aimed high-risk groups or at those whose grieving process has already complicated,57-59”
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Reviews and meta-analyses of general bereavement interventions have shown that empirical evidence yields inconclusive results on their effectiveness.
“Reviews and meta-analyses of general bereavement interventions have shown that although effectiveness of bereavement interventions is often assumed, empirical evidence yields inconclusive results.”
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Kristensen, P., Weisæth, L., & Heir, T. (2012) · Psychiatry · doi:10.1521/psyc.2012.75.1.76 · Cited by 497 · see citing works
Complicated grief after perinatal loss
Kersting, A., & Wagner, B. (2012) · Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.31887/dcns.2012.14.2/akersting · Cited by 419 · see citing works
“It has even been claimed by some reviewers that there is no strong evidence that these interventions are at all effective.(56,57) Although bereavement interventions appear to be effective if aimed high-risk groups or at those whose grieving process has already complicated,(57-59) interventions aimed solely at preventi…”
BackgroundThe prevention and treatment of complicated grief: a meta-analysis
Wittouck, C., Van Autreve, S., De Jaegere, E., Portzky, G., & van Heeringen, K. (2011) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2010.09.005 · Cited by 361 · see citing works
The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology
Friedman, H. S. (2011) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195342819.001.0001 · Cited by 348 · see citing works
“Currier et al. (2008) pointed out that despite the absence of overall effects, there was considerable variation in the impact of the grief treatments that were studied.”
BackgroundGrief therapy and the reconstruction of meaning: From principles to practice
Neimeyer, R. A., Burke, L. A., Mackay, M. M., & van Dyke Stringer, J. G. (2010) · Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy · doi:10.1007/s10879-009-9135-3 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
“The significant impairment that these individuals experience suggests they are in need of, and may be especially receptive to, interventions aimed at helping bereaved individuals ( Currier et al. 2008 ).”
Self-citationUses and abuses of the resilience construct: Loss, trauma, and health-related adversities
Bonanno, G. A. (2012) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.022 · Cited by 309 · see citing works
Who needs bereavement support? A population based survey of bereavement risk and support need
Aoun, S. M., Breen, L. J., Howting, D. A., Rumbold, B., McNamara, B., & Hegney, D. (2015) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121101 · Cited by 306 · see citing works
“People experiencing these psychiatric difficulties as a result of bereavement are most likely to benefit from targeted grief interventions [9–11].”
BackgroundTreating Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Bryant, R. A., Kenny, L., Joscelyne, A., Rawson, N., Maccallum, F., Cahill, C., Hopwood, S., Aderka, I., & Nickerson, A. (2014) · JAMA Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1600 · Cited by 253 · see citing works
Estimating the Difference Between Published and Unpublished Effect Sizes: A Meta-Review
Polanin, J. R., Tanner-Smith, E. E., & Hennessy, E. A. (2016) · Review of Educational Research · doi:10.3102/0034654315582067 · Cited by 234 · see citing works
Meaning reconstruction in bereavement: Development of a research program
Neimeyer, R. A. (2019) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2018.1456620 · Cited by 242 · see citing works
Self-citationProlonged grief disorder: Diagnostic, assessment, and treatment considerations.
Jordan, A. H., & Litz, B. T. (2014) · Professional Psychology: Research and Practice · doi:10.1037/a0036836 · Cited by 234 · see citing works
“However, even advocates of treatment for normative grief have cautioned that meta-analyses (e.g., Allumbaugh & Hoyt, 1999; Currier et al., 2008) have indicated that universally applied grief treatments (e.g., as found in treatment studies that have used aggressive recruitment procedures) are likely…”
BackgroundJohannsen, M., Damholdt, M. F., Zachariae, R., Lundorff, M., Farver-Vestergaard, I., & O'Connor, M. (2019) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.065 · Cited by 214 · see citing works
Sense and significance: a mixed methods examination of meaning making after the loss of one's child
Lichtenthal, W. G., Currier, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Keesee, N. J. (2010) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.20700 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
“Meta-analyses of bereavement intervention outcome studies demonstrate the importance of targeting distressed populations (Currier et al., 2008).”
Self-citationEisma, M. C., Boelen, P. A., van den Bout, J., Stroebe, W., Schut, H. A. W., Lancee, J., & Stroebe, M. S. (2015) · Behavior Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.beth.2015.05.007 · Cited by 185 · see citing works
“However, a meta-analysis of grief therapy trials did not show effects of gender on grief treatment effects (Currier, Neimeyer, & Berman, 2008).”
Underutilization of Mental Health Services Among Bereaved Caregivers With Prolonged Grief Disorder
Lichtenthal, W. G., Nilsson, M., Kissane, D. W., Breitbart, W., Kacel, E., Jones, E. C., & Prigerson, H. G. (2011) · Psychiatric Services · doi:10.1176/ps.62.10.pss6210_1225 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
Stepping Off the Hedonic Treadmill
Mancini, A. D., Bonanno, G. A., & Clark, A. E. (2011) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000047 · Cited by 169 · see citing works
A Meta-Analysis of Interventions for Bereaved Children and Adolescents
Rosner, R., Kruse, J., & Hagl, M. (2010) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481180903492422 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
“Thus, Currier et al. (2008) corroborated a small to moderate benefit of grief treatment in general, while looking at all age groups simultaneously.”
BackgroundResultInfluentialBurke, L. A., Neimeyer, R. A., & McDevitt‐Murphy, M. E. (2010) · OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying · doi:10.2190/om.61.1.a · Cited by 156 · see citing works
“In such cases, professional intervention may well be called for, as it is precisely when symptomatology is intense and debilitating that grief therapy appears to offer substantial benefits (Currier et al., 2008).”
BackgroundSelf-citationA public health approach to bereavement support services in palliative care
Aoun, S. M., Breen, L. J., O’Connor, M., Rumbold, B. D., & Nordstrom, C. (2012) · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00825.x · Cited by 152 · see citing works
“These levels of intervention are supported empirically by a critical review of bereavement efficacy evaluation studies(5) and a meta-analysis of 61 outcome studies indicating that bereavement interventions for those with ‘normal’ grief tend to be ineffective, unnecessary and even harmful.(6) Recent empirical studies d…”
BackgroundRisk Factors for Bereavement Outcome: A Multivariate Approach
van der Houwen, K., Stroebe, M., Stroebe, W., Schut, H. A. W., van den Bout, J., & Meij, L. W. (2010) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481180903559196 · Cited by 152 · see citing works
“Reviews by Schut, Stroebe, van den Bout, and Terheggen ( 2001 ) and by Currier, Neimeyer, and Berman ( 2008 ) have underscored the need to channel professional help to those who need and will benefit from it.”
BackgroundLitz, B. T., Schorr, Y., Delaney, E., Au, T., Papa, A., Fox, A. B., Morris, S., Nickerson, A., Block, S., & Prigerson, H. G. (2014) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.005 · Cited by 139 · see citing works
Sandler, I. N., Ma, Y., Tein, J.-Y., Ayers, T. S., Wolchik, S., Kennedy, C., & Millsap, R. (2010) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0018393 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
“The finding of positive program effects for youths with lower grief scores at pretest contrasts with findings from a recent meta-analysis of interventions for bereaved individuals (both adults and children) that reported stronger effects for interventions that targeted bereaved individuals who were experiencing higher…”
ResultTreatment of complicated grief
Rosner, R., Pfoh, G., & Kotoučová, M. (2011) · European Journal of Psychotraumatology · doi:10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.7995 · Cited by 137 · see citing works
“Since 2005, two more meta-analyses have been published, whose results confirm the older meta- analyses: Currier, Neimeyer, and Berman (2008) reported an overall ES of 0.16 and a medium ES of 0.51 for studies based on subjects with increased grief symptom severity at the beginning of treatment.”
ResultInfluentialRosner, R., Pfoh, G., Kotoučová, M., & Hagl, M. (2014) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.035 · Cited by 133 · see citing works
“…improvement in PG-CBT completers is d = 1.61; compared with the ES values reported in meta-analyses for patients with strong therapy indications (Currier et al., 2008: d = 0.51; Rosner et al., 2005: d = 0.27; Wittouck et al., 2011: d = 0.53), our intervention seems to be considerably more…”
BackgroundResultInfluentialHolland, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., Boelen, P. A., & Prigerson, H. G. (2009) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-008-9113-1 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
“In one study, the ICG-R was found to distinguish between those bereaved by violent and nonviolent means more sensitively than the Core Bereavement Items (Burnett et al. 1997), suggesting that the ICG-R might in fact measure unique symptoms exhibited by at— risk grievers (Currier et al. 2008a).”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationDisturbed grief: prolonged grief disorder and persistent complex bereavement disorder
Boelen, P., & Smid, G. (2017) · British medical journal · doi:10.1136/bmj.j2016 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Neimeyer, R. A., & Currier, J. M. (2009) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01666.x · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Self-citationScott, H. R., Pitman, A., Kozhuharova, P., & Lloyd‐Evans, B. (2020) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-020-02639-4 · Cited by 121 · see citing works
Web-Based Bereavement Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wagner, B., Rosenberg, N., Hofmann, L., & Maaß, U. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00525 · Cited by 117 · see citing works
“16; (11, 12)], interventions that were specifically aimed at prolonged grief symptoms have yielded better treatment effects [d = 0.”
BackgroundA Practical Tutorial on Conducting Meta-Analysis in R
Re, A. C. D. (2015) · The Quantitative Methods for Psychology · doi:10.20982/tqmp.11.1.p037 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
The efficacy of a brief internet-based self-help intervention for the bereaved
van der Houwen, K., Schut, H., van den Bout, J., Stroebe, M., & Stroebe, W. (2010) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2009.12.009 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
“However, we feel that this is unlikely given the large amount of evidence that shows that beneficial effects of intervention are only found in cases of high risk and complicated grief (for a review see Currier et al., 2008).”
BackgroundThe Grief and Meaning Reconstruction Inventory (GMRI): Initial Validation of a New Measure
Gillies, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Milman, E. J. (2014) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2014.907089 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Self-citationGrief interventions for people bereaved by suicide: a systematic review
Linde, K., Treml, J., Steinig, J., Nagl, M., & Kersting, A. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179496 · Cited by 107 · see citing works
Williams, T. A., & Shepherd, D. A. (2017) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12291 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Bereavement support standards and bereavement care pathway for quality palliative care
Hudson, P., Hall, C., Boughey, A., & Roulston, A. (2017) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951517000451 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Six-Year Follow-up of a Preventive Intervention for Parentally Bereaved Youths
Sandler, I. N., Ayers, T. S., Tein, J., Wolchik, S. A., Millsap, R. E., Khoo, S. T., Kaplan, D., Ma, Y., Luecken, L. J., Schoenfelder, E. N., et al. (2010) · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.173 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
Effects of directed written disclosure on grief and distress symptoms among bereaved individuals
Lichtenthal, W. G., & Cruess, D. G. (2010) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2010.483332 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
“Similar to the written disclosure trials noted above, a large number of non-writing grief intervention outcome studies have been unable to demonstrate treatment efficacy (Currier, Neimeyer, & Berman, 2008 ; Schut, Stroebe, van den Bout, & Terheggen, 2001).”
ResultBridging the Gaps in Palliative Care Bereavement Support: An International Perspective
Breen, L. J., Aoun, S. M., O’Connor, M., & Rumbold, B. D. (2013) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2012.725451 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Treatment for complicated grief: state of the science and ways forward
Doering, B., & Eisma, M. (2016) · Current Opinion in Psychiatry · doi:10.1097/yco.0000000000000263 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
“An older meta-analysis showed that no variables other than distress levels consistently moderate treatment effects of grief interventions [25], and the effectiveness of complicated grief treatments clearly illustrates this point.”
BackgroundInterventions for bereaved parents following a child’s death: A systematic review
Endo, K., Yonemoto, N., & Yamada, M. (2015) · Palliative Medicine · doi:10.1177/0269216315576674 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Currier, J. M., Irish, J. E. F., Neimeyer, R. A., & Foster, J. D. (2015) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2014.975869 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Self-citationCircumstances of Death and Complicated Grief: Indirect Associations Through Meaning Made of Loss
Rozalski, V., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2016) · Journal of Loss and Trauma · doi:10.1080/15325024.2016.1161426 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Self-citationCOMPLICATED GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS FOLLOWING CLOSE FRIEND AND SIBLING LOSS
Mash, H. B. H., Fullerton, C. S., & Ursano, R. J. (2013) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.22068 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Predictors of Prolonged Grief, Resilience, and Recovery Among Bereaved Spouses
Mancini, A. D., Sinan, B., & Bonanno, G. A. (2015) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.22224 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
The relationship between substance misuse and complicated grief: A systematic review
Parisi, A. B., Sharma, A., Howard, M. O., & Wilson, A. B. (2019) · Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2019.05.012 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Zuelke, A. E., Luppa, M., Löbner, M., Pabst, A., Schlapke, C., Stein, J., & Riedel-Heller, S. G. (2021) · JMIR Mental Health · doi:10.2196/29661 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
“Respective analyses could yield valuable information as, in a systematic review, the effectiveness of face-to-face interventions was found to be related to symptom severity at baseline [22].”
BackgroundTrajectories of prolonged grief one to six years after a natural disaster
Sveen, J., Johannesson, K. B., Cernvall, M., & Arnberg, F. K. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209757 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Unfinished Business in Bereavement
Klingspon, K. L., Holland, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Lichtenthal, W. G. (2015) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2015.1029143 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
“These losses are less likely to result in prolonged grief symptoms (Currier et al., 2006, 2008; Holland & Neimeyer, 2011).”
Self-citationRobinson, C., & Pond, R. (2019) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.06.011 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
Assisting the bereaved: A systematic review of the evidence for grief counselling
Waller, A. E., Turon, H., Mansfield, E. L., Clark, K., Hobden, B., & Sanson‐Fisher, R. (2015) · Palliative Medicine · doi:10.1177/0269216315588728 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
Music Therapy with Bereaved Teenagers: A Mixed Methods Perspective
McFerran, K. S., Roberts, M., & O’Grady, L. (2010) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481181003765428 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
“Adding to the debate is a recent review of over 60 controlled studies that contests any assumed benefit from interventions offered to selected groups of bereaved people, such as young people (Currier, Neimeyer, & Berman, 2008 ).”
BackgroundEfficacy of an integrative CBT for prolonged grief disorder: A long-term follow-up
Rosner, R., Bartl, H., Pfoh, G., Kotoučová, M., & Hagl, M. (2015) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.04.051 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
“Whereas non-selective interventions for the bereaved were found to be ineffective at best, psychotherapy for clinically relevant prolonged grief symptoms was found to be at least of moderate effectiveness (Currier et al., 2008; cf. Rosner and Hagl, 2007).”
Backgroundvan der Houwen, K., Stroebe, M., Schut, H. A. W., Stroebe, W., & van den Bout, J. (2010) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.06.047 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Harrop, E. J., Morgan, F. M., Longo, M., Semedo, L., Fitzgibbon, J., Pickett, S., Scott, H., Seddon, K., Sivell, S., Nelson, A., et al. (2020) · Palliative Medicine · doi:10.1177/0269216320920533 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., & Gallagher-Thompson, D. E. (2009) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/a0014303 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Self-citationBeyond the Myths of Coping with Loss: Prevailing Assumptions Versus Scientific Evidence
Wortman, C. B., & Boerner, K. (2012) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195342819.013.0019 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Impaired autobiographical memory in complicated grief
Maccallum, F., & Bryant, R. A. (2009) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2009.12.006 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Brodbeck, J., Berger, T., Biesold, N., Rockstroh, F., & Znoj, H. J. (2019) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.008 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
“interventions for individuals who manifest problems adapting to the loss of a spouse, but do not meet predefined criteria for psychological disorders (Currier et al., 2008).”
BackgroundDual-Process Bereavement Group Intervention (DPBGI) for Widowed Older Adults.
Chow, A., Caserta, M. S., Lund, D. A., Suen, M. H. P., Xiu, D.-M., Chan, I. K. N., & Chu, K. M. (2018) · The gerontologist · doi:10.1093/geront/gny095 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Futterman, A. M., Holland, J. M., Brown, P. J., Thompson, L. W., & Gallagher-Thompson, D. E. (2010) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/a0019914 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Death Competence: An Ethical Imperative
Gamino, L. A., & Ritter, R. H. (2011) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2011.553503 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
“Currier, Neimeyer, & Berman, 2008 ; Gamino, Sewell, Hogan, & Mason, 2009–2010; Schut, Stroebe, van den Bout, & Terheggen, 2001) and using empirically supported treatment methods (see Shear, Frank, Houck, & Reynolds, 2005 ).”
Effectiveness of an inpatient group therapy for comorbid complicated grief disorder
Rosner, R., Lumbeck, G., & Geissner, E. (2011) · Psychotherapy Research · doi:10.1080/10503307.2010.545839 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
“However, studies including only patients with increased grief symptom severity showed larger effect sizes than those with subjects without substantial grief symptoms: Currier et al. (2008) reported an ES of d 0.51 and Rosner et al. (2005) reported an ES of d 0.27.”
BackgroundResultInfluentialCurrent Grief Support in Pediatric Palliative Care
Schuelke, T., Crawford, C., Kentor, R., Eppelheimer, H., Chipriano, C., Springmeyer, K., Shukraft, A., & Hill, M. (2021) · Children · doi:10.3390/children8040278 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
“This multifaceted, interdisciplinary, and holistic grief support begins well before death and continues throughout the trajectory of grief, based on each family’s specific needs [8].”
BackgroundInfluentialJaaniste, T., Coombs, S., Donnelly, T. J., Kelk, N., & Beston, D. (2017) · Children · doi:10.3390/children4110096 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
“The authors of an earlier meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for bereavement concluded that more favourable outcomes were obtained for programs that specifically targeted bereaved individuals experiencing most marked difficulties [141].”
BackgroundBereavement and palliative care: A public health perspective
Rumbold, B. D., & Aoun, S. M. (2013) · Progress in Palliative Care · doi:10.1179/1743291x13y.0000000079 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Boelen, P. A., de Keijser, J., van den Hout, M. A., & van den Bout, J. (2011) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.720 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Saha, K., Weber, I. G., & Choudhury, M. D. (2018) · Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media · doi:10.1609/icwsm.v12i1.15016 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
“Some observed that routine referral to counseling resources following loss lowered anxiety, supported coping and regaining self-esteem, and enabled the individuals relate better and look to the future (Currier, Neimeyer, and Berman 2008).”
BackgroundKillikelly, C., Smith, K. V., Zhou, N., Prigerson, H. G., O'Connor, M., Kokou‐Kpolou, C. K., Boelen, P. A., & Maercker, A. R. A. (2025) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00354-x · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Morris, A. T., Gabert‐Quillen, C. A., Friebert, S. E., Carst, N., & Delahanty, D. L. (2015) · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.08.011 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
O'Donohue, W., & Draper, C. (2011) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6510-3 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
An internet tool to normalize grief
Dominick, S. A., Irvine, A. B., Beauchamp, N., Seeley, J. R., Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Doka, K. J., & Bonanno, G. A. (2010) · OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying · doi:10.2190/om.60.1.d · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“A recent meta-analysis by Currier, Neimeyer, and Berman (2008) found that bereavement interventions had minimal effect at follow-up, but that interventions for complicated grievers had outcomes comparable to psycho-therapies for other difficulties.”
Family Bereavement Program (FBP) approach to promoting resilience following the death of a parent
Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., Ayers, T. S., Tein, J.-Y., & Luecken, L. (2013) · Family Science · doi:10.1080/19424620.2013.821763 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
The therapeutic effectiveness of using visual art modalities with the bereaved: a systematic review
Weiskittle, R., & Gramling, S. E. (2018) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s131993 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
“11 As such, this review’s finding that visual art modalities demonstrate some evidence of developing positive outcomes but not impacting negative outcomes may indicate congruent trends with existing treatment aims for the bereaved.”
InfluentialMenichetti, J., Borghi, L., Marco, E. C. D. S., Fossati, I., & Vegni, E. A. M. (2021) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1002/ijop.12742 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
“Even if some studies have suggested that this type of action can have greater benefit immediately after the event than after more than 48 hours (Campfield, 2001), evidence about the best timing for these interventions is still unclear (Currier et al., 2008).”
BackgroundAho, A. L., Tarkka, M., Åstedt-Kurki, P. M., Sorvari, L., & Kaunonen, M. (2011) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2011.553318 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“…is quite weak or even nonexistent, although some studies have reported that parents have a positive impression of them (Chambers & Chan, 2000; Currier et al., 2008; DiMarco et al., 2001; Flenady, & Wilson, 2008; Harvey et al., 2008; Murphy et al., 1998; Reilly-Smorawski et al., 2002;…”
ResultSandler, I. N., Tein, J., Cham, H., Wolchik, S. A., & Ayers, T. S. (2016) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579416000328 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
“…broad range of bereaved parents and stands in contrast to evidence from a prior meta-analytic study of 61 controlled studies of interventions with the bereaved that significant effects for those who had higher levels of problems at baseline, but not for lower risk bereaved (Currier et al., 2008).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialComplicated Grief: An Evolving Theoretical Landscape
Crunk, A. E., Burke, L. A., & Robinson, E. H. “. (2017) · Journal of Counseling & Development · doi:10.1002/jcad.12134 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Recent trends in the treatment of prolonged grief
Mancini, A. D., Griffin, P. W., & Bonanno, G. A. (2011) · Current Opinion in Psychiatry · doi:10.1097/yco.0b013e32834de48a · Cited by 48 · see citing works
“Evidence suggests that bereaved persons typically show some improvement across time, regardless of whether they receive treatment [19].”
BackgroundInfluentialBreen, L. J. (2011) · OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying · doi:10.2190/om.62.3.e · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Randomised controlled trial of a cognitive narrative intervention for complicated grief in widowhood
Barbosa, V., Sá, M., & Carlos Rocha, J. (2014) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.833164 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
“The effectiveness of this intervention is stronger than previously conducted interventions in mourning (Allumbaugh & Hoyt, 1999; Boelen et al., 2007; Currier et al., 2008; Kato & Mann, 1999; Neimeyer, 2000; Wittouck et al., 2011), shown by the very high effect–size values obtained for the ICG, BDI…”
ResultThe persistence of attachment: Complicated grief, threat, and reaction times to the deceased's name
Mancini, A. D., & Bonanno, G. A. (2012) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2012.01.032 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
“A more nuanced understanding of the mechanisms underlying these deficits can offer important insights into the treatment of complicated grief, which despite recent gains has historically suffered from inefficacious treatments (Currier et al., 2008).”
Davis, E. L., Deane, F. P., Lyons, G. C., Barclay, G. D., Bourne, J., & Connolly, V. (2020) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/1359105317715091 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
“Methodological arguments have been proffered to explain the mostly small to moderate treatment effects and the inconsistency and difficulty in interpreting outcomes from these studies (Currier et al., 2008; Waller et al., 2016).”
BackgroundEffects of bereavement groups–a systematic review and meta-analysis
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“However, the recent review of interventions for the bereaved failed to show any evidence for the importance of timing as a crucial moderator of intervention outcome (Currier et al., 2008).”
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“To provide us with new insights on benefits and limits of grief support groups, there is a need to study whether the increased knowledge about grief and trauma is embodied in the way grief groups are organized today (Currier et al., 2008).”
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“Because of mixed results with regard to sex and time since loss as a predictor of effect sizes (ES; Allumbaugh & Hoyt, 1999; Currier et al., 2008), we had no a priori expectations regarding these variables.”
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- Authors
- Currier, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Berman, J. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Memphis (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 134
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 648-661
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W1996791213
- Semantic Scholar
- e48256d4aa8a340ba6e8c4f33ffc63e995154890
- Cited by
- 431
- References
- 107
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 35 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 32
- FWCI
- 27.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- bereavement, grief, psychotherapeutic interventions, bereavement interventions, adaptation to loss, treatment effectiveness, follow-up outcomes, natural recovery
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Bereavement, Humans, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Stress, Psychological, Treatment Outcome
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