ABSTRACT

The traumatic death of a significant person is an under-appreciated adverse life event. Unresolved grief from traumatic death is associated with complicated grief (CG) in adulthood and both contribute to and sustain serious mental illness in adulthood. Persons diagnosed with serious mental illness experiencing CG represent vulnerable persons for whom traditional care is therapeutically insufficient, when the trauma of underlying grief is unaddressed. We examined the feasibility and impact of community implementation of Complicated Grief Group Therapy for persons diagnosed with serious mental illness with CG. Program completers showed statistically significant improvement in grief measures and interpersonal well-being.

摘要

重要人物的创伤性死亡是一种被低估的不良生活事件。创伤性死亡未解决的悲痛与成年后的复杂悲痛 (CG) 相关，两者都会导致并维持成年后的严重精神疾病。被诊断出患有 CG 的严重精神疾病的人代表了传统护理在治疗上不足的弱势群体，当潜在的悲伤创伤没有得到解决时。我们研究了社区对 CG 诊断为严重精神疾病的人实施复杂悲伤团体治疗的可行性和影响。计划完成者在悲伤措施和人际关系福祉方面表现出统计学上的显着改善。