The effect of cognitive behavioral game therapy on long-term bereavement disorder

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on anxiety, depression, resilience and Symptoms of mourning in children with prolonged grief Disorder: A single- subject research

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20221105056404N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-18

Start date

2022-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-13

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Conditions

Anxiety, depression, resilience and Symptoms of mourning in children with prolonged grief disorder.

Interventions

Intervention group: Cognitive-behavioral play therapy, 12 individual therapy sessions, (each session for 45 minutes), at the interval of therapy sessions once a week. Executive protocol based on the m

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age range between 7 and 11 years Losing at least one first-degree relative within the past year and meeting criteria for prolonged bereavement disorder, according to criteria DSM-5-TR They had a conscious and voluntary desire to participate in the research Not receiving psychotherapy and medication before entering the research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having significant physical and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, retardation (with expert diagnosis) Reluctance to continue treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Symptoms of prolonged grief. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Spuij et al. Inventory of Prolonged Grief for Children(IPC-G), (2011).;Children's depression. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Maria Kovacs, Children Depression Inventory (1958).;Children's anxiety. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Improved short-form children's anxiety scale (2018).;Resilience. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Surzykiewicz, Konaszewski and Wagneild (2018) Resilience Scale Short Form.	—

Measure

Time frame

Symptoms of prolonged grief. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Spuij et al. Inventory of Prolonged Grief for Children(IPC-G), (2011).;Children's depression. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Maria Kovacs, Children Depression Inventory (1958).;Children's anxiety. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Improved short-form children's anxiety scale (2018).;Resilience. Timepoint: Before starting the study, the fourth session, the eighth session, the twelfth session, one month after the end of the twelfth session, two months after the end of the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Surzykiewicz, Konaszewski and Wagneild (2018) Resilience Scale Short Form.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAtefeh Sadat Mousavi

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

atf.mousavi1995@semnan.ac.ir+98 51 3690 9367

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026