Internet-based grief therapy for bereaved individuals after loss due to Haematological cancer: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry
Rahel HoffmannAnette Kersting

Abstract

Approximately 10% of the individuals experiencing the death of a loved one develop prolonged grief disorder (PGD) after bereavement. Family members of haematological cancer patients might be particularly burdened since their loss experience is preceded by a very strenuous time of disease and aggressive treatment. However, support needs of relatives of cancer patients often remain unmet, also after the death of the patient. Therapeutic possibilities are enhanced by providing easily available and accessible Internet-based therapies. This study will adapt and evaluate an Internet-based grief therapy for bereaved individuals after the loss of a significant other due to haematological cancer. The efficacy of the Internet-based grief therapy is evaluated in a randomized controlled trial with a wait-list control group. Inclusion criteria are bereavement due to hematological cancer and meeting the diagnostic criteria for PGD. Exclusion criteria are severe depression, suicidality, dissociative tendency, psychosis, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, and current psychotherapeutic or psychopharmacological treatment. The main outcome is PGD severity. Secondary outcomes are depression, anxiety, somatization, posttraumatic...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1979·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·A T BeckA Weissman
Dec 1, 1991·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·G R PierceB R Sarason
Aug 1, 1991·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·K Bartholomew, L M Horowitz
Feb 1, 1995·Central European Journal of Public Health·Z HubálekM Honza
Mar 1, 1994·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·M M Bradley, P J Lang
Nov 29, 1995·Psychiatry Research·H G PrigersonM Miller
Feb 12, 1998·Behaviour Research and Therapy·A T BeckR A Steer
Aug 16, 2001·Death Studies·S E BailleyM J Kral
Sep 15, 2001·Journal of General Internal Medicine·K KroenkeJ B Williams
Jan 5, 2002·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·A LangeP M Emmelkamp
Jul 4, 2002·The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry·Lisa C BarryHolly G Prigerson
Sep 10, 2002·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·Jutta BackhausFritz Hohagen
Mar 5, 2003·Child Abuse & Neglect·David P BernsteinWilliam Zule
Mar 27, 2003·Comprehensive Psychiatry·V ManicavasagarJ Drobny
Jul 12, 2003·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·C Pitceathly, P Maguire
Oct 1, 2003·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·Alfred LangePaul M G Emmelkamp
Jun 2, 2005·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Katherine ShearCharles F Reynolds
Jan 1, 1997·International Journal of Behavioral Medicine·C S Carver
May 24, 2006·Archives of Internal Medicine·Robert L SpitzerBernd Löwe
Apr 17, 2007·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·Carol H OttHolly G Prigerson
May 2, 2007·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·Paul A BoelenJan van den Bout
Aug 5, 2009·PLoS Medicine·Holly G PrigersonPaul K Maciejewski
Dec 17, 2009·Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy·Thomas MunderJürgen Barth
Feb 26, 2010·Cognitive Behaviour Therapy·Gerhard Andersson, Pim Cuijpers
Apr 3, 2010·Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie·Katja WingenfeldMartin Driessen
Jul 7, 2010·Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : the Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)·Christoph Mueller-PfeifferMichael Rufer
Jan 11, 2011·Journal of Affective Disorders·Anette KerstingBirgit Wagner
Jan 15, 2011·Acta Oncologica·Nanna FriðriksdóttirSigríður Gunnarsdóttir
Apr 12, 2011·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·Vanessa ManittaJennifer Philip
Dec 29, 2011·Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie·Grit KlinitzkeHeide Glaesmer
Feb 7, 2012·Chronic Respiratory Disease·Jackie Ellis
Mar 14, 2012·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Laurel NorthouseRuth McCorkle

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
cognitive-behavioural therapy

Software Mentioned

Interapy
SPSS
Randomization in Treatment Arms ” ( RITA )

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.