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A synthesis of psychological interventions for the bereaved
- Source :
- Clinical psychology review. 19(3)
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Several interventions have been implemented to address the adverse psychological and physical consequences associated with bereavement. In this review, we summarize four major theories of bereavement, present a qualitative review of bereavement intervention studies, and assess the overall effectiveness of bereavement intervention studies in a quantitative meta-analysis. Summaries of the theories are drawn from published theoretical works. The qualitative and quantitative reviews were based on searches of Medline, PsychINFO, and Dissertation Abstracts International databases using the keywords "bereaved" and "bereavement." Overall, the interventions were largely methodologically flawed, rarely specified what theory of bereavement they were testing, and slowed surprisingly weak effect sizes. Possible interpretations for the small effect sizes are discussed, and future directions are outlined.
- Subjects :
- Family therapy
Psychotherapist
medicine.medical_treatment
media_common.quotation_subject
Psychological intervention
MEDLINE
Social Support
Intervention studies
Group psychotherapy
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Social support
Psychoanalytic Theory
medicine
Psychotherapy, Group
Humans
Grief
Family Therapy
Psychoanalytic theory
Psychology
Clinical psychology
media_common
Bereavement
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02727358
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical psychology review
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4412e32fb42752cc248d6ef20faacde4