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SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF MEANING: GRIEF THERAPY AND THE PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTION
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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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“In a meta-analysis by Wittouck et al. (2011), preventive interventions did not appear effective in reducing the probability of developing PGD, and a growing body of research even show interventions aimed at addressing natural grief reactions to be contraindicated (e.g., Bonanno and Lilienfeld, 2008; Neimeyer, 2000).”
From Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017) · cites this paper as Neimeyer, 2000
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“…This contrast between the majority of grievers who seek meaning in the death and the minority who apparently do not might re¯ ect their di erential emphasis on what Stroebe and Schut (1999) have referred to as ‘‘loss-oriented’’ and ‘‘restoration-oriented’’ processes in adjustment to bereavement.”
BackgroundMaking sense of loss and benefiting from the experience: two construals of meaning.
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Bonanno, G. A. (2004) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.59.1.20 · Cited by 6,851
“In summarizing these findings, Neimeyer (2000) concluded that “such interventions are typically ineffective, and perhaps even deleterious, at least for persons experiencing a normal bereavement” (p. 541).”
BackgroundInfluentialIdentifying highly influential nodes in the complicated grief network.
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“In regard to the latter, this strong association is consistent with the emphasis placed on restoration of meaning in theories of natural grief resolution (Stroebe & Schut, 1999) and in prominent psychotherapies for CG (e.g., Neimeyer, 2000; Shear et al., 2005).”
Psychological Treatments That Cause Harm
Lilienfeld, S. O. (2007) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00029.x · Cited by 959
“Neimeyer (2000) reported the results of a meta-analysis of 23 RCTs of grief therapy.”
Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lundorff, M., Holmgren, H., Zachariae, R., Farver-Vestergaard, I., & O’Connor, M. (2017) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.030 · Cited by 876
Resilience to loss and chronic grief: A prospective study from preloss to 18-months postloss
Bonanno, G. A., Wortman, C. B., Lehman, D. R., Tweed, R. G., Haring, M., Sonnega, J., Carr, D., & Nesse, R. M. (2002) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.83.5.1150 · Cited by 836
“In fact, in a recent meta-analysis, Fortner, Neimeyer, Anderson, and Berman (reported in Neimeyer, 2000) found that grief treatments produced only a small positive effect, and that an alarming 38% of those receiving grief treatment actually got worse relative to notreatment controls.”
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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
- OpenAlex
- W1992201969
- Cited by
- 591
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
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- 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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