Effectiveness of Psychotherapy Based Interventions for Complicated Grief: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Grief is a normal, dynamic and multidimensional process, which relates to the individuality and uniqueness of reactions to loss. However, complicated grief is a syndrome where normal grief is unusually prolonged because of complications in the natural healing process. Approximately one third of grieving individuals develop complicated grief symptoms. The individuals suffering from complicated grief tend to report clinical complaints that refer to anxiety, depression, psychical symptoms and life-threatening behaviours. The aims of this study were: to identify which psychother-apy-based interventions were designed for the treatment of complicated grief; and to make an infer-ence about the effect of these interventions.

Keywords

• complicated,prolonged,grief,treatment,systematic review

Patolojik Yas Terapilerinin Etkinliği: Sistematik Derleme

Öz

Yas tutmak, kaybın ardından kayba verilen tepkinin benzersizliği ile ilişkili olarak gelişen doğal, dinamik ve çok boyutlu bir süreçtir. Patolojik yas ise,  bireyin doğal iyileşme sürecinde ortaya çıkan komplikasyonlar nedeniyle normal yas sürecinin alışılmadık şekilde uzadığı bir sendromdur. Yas tutan bireylerin yaklaşık üçte biri patolojik yas belirtileri göstermektedir. Patolojik yas yaşayan bireylerin kaygı, depresyon, fiziksel belirtiler ve yaşamı tehdit eden davranışları ifade eden bazı klinik şikâyetleri rapor etme eğiliminde oldukları belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, patolojik yas tedavisi için geliştirilmiş olan psikoterapi modellerini tespit etmek ve bu modellerin yas sürecine uyum üzerindeki etkileri hakkında çıkarım yapmaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• patolojik,yas,sistematik derleme,psikoterapi

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