The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CG-CBT) for complicated grief is superior to wait list condition in patients with comorbid complicated grief. To evaluate the effect pre-post changes for patients in the CG-CBT-group will be compared to changes in the wait list group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
51
Manualized CBT with 25 sessions, once a week. Key elements are exposition and cognitive restructuring.
LMU
Munich, Germany
PG-13 (Prolonged Grief Interview - 13 Item version)
Time frame: Change between intake (t1) and end of treatment (t2) in complicated grief severity within 5 months. t1= before treatment or wait list begins, t2 = 4 months after t1 (end of treatment, end of waitlist), t3 = follow-up (1.5 years after t2)
Symptom Checklist 90 revised (SCL-90R; Subscale General Symptom Index, GSI)
Time frame: Change between intake (t1) and end of treatment (t2) in general distress symptoms within 5 months. t1= before treatment or wait list begins, t2 = 4 months after t1 (end of treatment, end of waitlist), t3 = follow-up (1.5 years after t2)
Comorbid Diagnoses by DIA-X-Interview
Time frame: Change between intake (t1) and end of treatment (t2) in number of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses within 5 months; t1= before treatment or wait list begins, t2 = 4 months after t1 (end of treatment, end of waitlist), t3 = follow-up (1.5 years after t2)
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