The prevention and treatment of complicated grief: A meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-78

  Wittouck, Ciska ^a   Van Autreve, Sara ^a   De Jaegere, Eva ^a   Portzky, Gwendolyn ^a   van Heeringen, Kees ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complicated grief; Grief interventions; Meta analysis; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLICATED GRIEF; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BEREAVEMENT; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 78049498677     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.09.005     Document Type: Review

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