prolonged grief disorder, complicated grief, traumatic grief, persistent complex bereavement disorder prolonged grief
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of individual grief-specific virtual rescripting and is performed using the online platform DeepTherapy.
Sponsors
Universiteit Twente
Eligibility
Age
16 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) having experienced the death of a family member, spouse, or friend at least 12 months earlier, 2) being aged 16 years or older, 3) reporting elevated Prolonged Grief Disorder levels as indicated by a score of 71 or higher on the TGI-CA (Lenferink et al., 2023), 4) reporting unfinished business related to the death of their loved as indicated by a mean item score of 3.9 or higher on the brief version of the Unfinished Business in Bereavement Scale (Holland et al., 2020), and 5) being proficient in Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) exhibiting acute suicidal behavior or suicidal ideations and 2) having ever been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreases in PGD intensity. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreases in unfinished business, grief rumination, guilt, regret, and negative affect, and increases in well-being and positive affect. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactL.I.M. Lenferink
Universiteit Twente
Outcome results
None listed