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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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“Some stressed that interventions that took place close in time to the loss were more effective (Allumbaugh & Hoyt, 1999), although others did not find this same trend (Currier et al., 2008; Wittouck et al., 2011).”
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“However, psychotherapy for those individuals who suffer severe and unremitting grief reactions—that is, PGD—has been shown to produce lasting benefits (Currier et al., 2008; Wittouck, Van Autreve, De Jaegere, Portzky, & van Heeringen, 2011).”
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“Effectiveness of preventive interventions in bereavement care is both an old and a very up-to-date story that still remains an open question (Fortner, 1999; Schut & Stroebe, 2011; Currier et al., 2008; Neimeyer, 2010; Schut, 2010; Hoyt & Larson, 2010; Wittouck, et al., 2011).”
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Metadata
- 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
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- 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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