Efficacy of Compassion-Focused Group Therapy on The Recovery of Prolonged Grief Disorder Symptoms Survivors of Suicide

A qualitative study of psychological components in Prolonged grief disorder by suicide, and The Efficacy of Compassion-focused group therapy on The recovery of this disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230430058032N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-10

Start date

2024-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

prolonged grief disorder. Other reactions to severe stress

Interventions

Intervention group: In the intervention group, 12 sessions of group therapy with a compassion-focused approach will be held. Each session is 120 minutes and there will be one session per week..

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Suffering from prolonged grief disorder (based on structured clinical interview and getting a score of 30 on prolonged grief disorder questionnaire) Survivors have lost a family member to suicide within the past three years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having severe suicidal thoughts at the time of study Having diagnostic criteria for mood disorders, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder Having physical illnesses that require urgent medical attention to a specialist Having any cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer's disease, with the diagnosis of neurologists

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Symptoms of prolonged grief disorder. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: prolonged grief disorder questionnaire.;Grief rumination. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: Grief rumination questionnaire.;Shame. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: shame questionnaire.;Compassion. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: scale of self-compassion.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Questionnaire.;Experiential avoidance. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Symptoms of prolonged grief disorder. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: prolonged grief disorder questionnaire.;Grief rumination. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: Grief rumination questionnaire.;Shame. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: shame questionnaire.;Compassion. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: scale of self-compassion.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Questionnaire.;Experiential avoidance. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Method of measurement: multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMoslem Rajabi

University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

rajjabimoslem@yahoo.com+98 21 6687 6753

Outcome results

None listed

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