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Traumatic Grief: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention: By Selby Jacobs
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Surviving spouses of 181 patients who died in a hospice during 1970–1974 were followed-up 20 mo after bereavement. A predictive questionnaire was used to assess the risk of poor outcome after bereavement. Ss predicted to have poor outcome were assigned at random to 1 of 2 groups: a bereavement service group and a control group. Comparison of the bereavement service group and the control group indicated that bereavement support reduced the consumption of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco by the bereaved and reduced the number of symptoms attributable to the anxiety and tension from which they suffered. (12 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
A recently developed program for extensive inpatient grief therapy in groups, administered on a time-limited basis, is outlined, an illustrative case study is described, and empirical assessment of the program's efficacy is provided. During a 3-month stay in a Dutch Health Care Centre, a combined treatment program was offered that integrated behavior and art therapy [so-called Cross-Modality Grief Therapy, (CMGT)]. Assessment (levels of symptomatology on the General Health Questionnaire) was made at pretest, post-test, and follow-up and was compared with levels at comparable time points among participants in a more traditional program. Systematic advantages were found for CMGT. Discussion focuses on the identification of elements within CMGT that were responsible for its effectiveness.
Involving volunteers in bereavement counselling
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