Effectiveness of an inpatient group therapy for comorbid complicated grief disorder

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-218

  Rosner, Rita ^a   Lumbeck, Gudrun ^b   Geissner, Edgar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Medizinisch Psychosomatische Klinik Roseneck   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Grief; Group psychotherapy; Outcome research; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957844295     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.545839     Document Type: Article

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