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SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF MEANING: GRIEF THERAPY AND THE PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTION

Neimeyer, Robert A.·2000·Death Studies

DOI 10.1080/07481180050121480

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A comprehensive quantitative review of published randomized controlled outcome studies of grief counseling and therapy suggests that such interventions are typically ineffective, and perhaps even deleterious, at least for persons experiencing a normal bereavement. On the other hand, there is some evidence that grief therapy is more beneficial and safer for those who have been traumatically bereaved. Beginning with this sobering appraisal, this article considers the findings of C.G. Davis, C.B. Wortman, D.R. Lehman, and R.C. Silver (this issue) and their implications for a meaning reconstruction approach to grief therapy, arguing that an expanded conception of meaning is necessary to provide a stronger basis for clinical intervention.

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Authors: Neimeyer, R. A.
Affiliations: University of Memphis (US)
Corresponding author: Neimeyer, Robert A.
ORCID: Neimeyer, Robert A.
Venue: Death Studies
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2000-09
Volume: 24
Issue: 6
Pages: 541-558
ISSN: 0748-1187 (ISSN-L)
1091-7683
DOI: 10.1080/07481180050121480
OpenAlex: W1992201969
Cited by: 591
References: 27
Citations by year: 2026: 19 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 33 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 28
FWCI: 12.57
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Death Studies (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
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: grief therapy, bereavement, meaning reconstruction, meaning of life, traumatic bereavement, grief counseling, treatment effectiveness
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Counseling, Existentialism, Grief, Humans, Psychotherapy

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