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Complicated grief in older adults: a randomized controlled trial of complicated grief group therapy

Supiano, Katherine P., Luptak, Marilyn·2014·The Gerontologist
DOI 10.1093/geront/gnt076
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Purpose This study compared the efficacy of complicated grief therapy (CGT; Shear, K. [2003]. Complicated grief: A guidebook for therapists [Liberty Version]. New York State Office of Mental Heath; Shear, K., Frank, E., Houck, P. R., & Reynolds, C. F. 3rd [2005]. Treatment of complicated grief: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 293, 2601-2608) administered as group therapy (CGGT) with standard group therapy (treatment as usual [TAU]) in older adults presenting with complicated grief (CG). Methods The design was a 2×4, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial. The independent variable was group type, with 1 group receiving experimental methods based on the work of Shear et al. (Shear, K., Frank, E., Houck, P. R., & Reynolds, C. F. 3rd. [2005]. Treatment of complicated grief: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 293, 2601-2608), CGGT versus. TAU. The dependent variable was treatment response. Results CGGT participants demonstrated higher treatment response than TAU participants. Although participants in both groups showed improvement in CG measures, CGGT participants realized significantly greater improvement. More importantly, when CG was measured on Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale, nearly half of CGGT participants realized clinically significant improvement. All CGGT completers had Brief Grief Questionnaire scores upon follow-up that, had they scored at that level at pretest, woul…

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Authors
Supiano, K. P., & Luptak, M.
Affiliations
University of Utah (US)
Corresponding author
Supiano, Katherine P.
ORCID
Supiano, Katherine P.
Venue
The Gerontologist
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2013-07-25
Volume
54
Issue
5
Pages
840-856
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
DOI
10.1093/geront/gnt076
OpenAlex
W2133455529
Cited by
104
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1
FWCI
6.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Gerontologist (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
complicated grief, prolonged grief disorder, group therapy, older adults, treatment efficacy, bereavement
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Depression, Female, Grief, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Psychotherapy, Group, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome

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