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Complicated grief treatment: The theory, practice and outcomes
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Many people resist the notion that grief could be considered a mental disorder, but the depth of some bereaved people's distress can mean they experience very great difficulty in progressing through the natural healing process. This article outlines an attachment theory perspective on the concept of complicated grief and a research-validated treatment (complicated grief therapy) that has been found to be effective in helping people address impediments that keep them from integrating the new reality of their lives.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shear, M. K.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Shear, M Katherine
- ORCID
- Shear, M Katherine
- Venue
- Bereavement Care
- Publisher
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Published
- 2010-12
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 10-14
- ISSN
- 0268-2621 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-8279
- PMC
- PMC3156458
- OpenAlex
- W1592611204
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Bereavement Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH070741, R01MH060783)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- complicated grief, attachment theory, bereavement, grief healing
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