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Traumatic grief treatment: a pilot study
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA. shearmk@msx.upmc.edu
The American Journal of Psychiatry
|September 5, 2001
Abstract
Objective:
The effects of a treatment program targeting debilitating grief symptoms were tested in a pilot study.
Method:
Twenty-one individuals experiencing traumatic grief were recruited for participation, and 13 completed the full 4-month protocol. The treatment protocol used imaginal re-living of the death, in vivo exposure to avoided activities and situations, and interpersonal therapy.
Results:
Significant improvement in grief symptoms and associated anxiety and depression was observed for both completer and intent-to-treat groups.
Conclusions:
The traumatic grief treatment protocol appears to be a promising intervention for debilitating grief.