Holly G Prigerson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 288810 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Holly G Prigerson |
| NOMBRES | Holly G |
| APELLIDO | Prigerson |
| FIRMA | PRIGERSON H G |
| AFILIACIONES | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7075-4268 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 59 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 142 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 59 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Validation of a french assessment of prolonged grief (PG-13-R)
Trajectories of grief in Iranian culture
The loss of a family member can trigger diverse emotional responses shaped by the type of death and cultural context. Grief may follow a gradual terminal decline or a sudden death, influencing how it is experienced. This qualitative study examines the lived experiences of Iranian families facing both loss types. Using a phenomenological approach guided by Colaizzi's method, 22 bereaved participants were interviewed. Analysis identified 49 meaning…
Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale-Revised (PG-13-R)
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale-Revised (PG-13-R) and examined risk factors associated with Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). The sample included 591 adults who had lost a first-degree relative 1-5 years ago. Participants completed the PG-13-R, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Exploratory Factor A…
Brazilian Validation of the Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale - Revised (PG-13-R)
Studies indicate that Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) affects approximately 10% of bereaved individuals. Although this represents a minority, accurate identification through reliable instruments enables effective interventions. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the PGD Scale Revised (PG-13-R), a 13-item self-administered measure, in the Brazilian context with 516 participants. The validation process included Exploratory Factor An…
Psychometric evaluation of the prolonged grief disorder-13-revised (PG-13-R) for Indonesian bereaved adults
This study aimed to translate and evaluate the Prolonged Grief Disorder-Revised (PG-13-R) for psychometrically sound grief instruments in Indonesia. The cross-cultural adaptation process followed the five steps outlined by Beaton and the instrument was administered to 136 bereaved adults. The value for the Kaiser-Meier-Olkin test was .96. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed the goodness-of-fit results for the model structure. The composite …
Peace, equanimity and acceptance in the cancer experience
The results demonstrate the validity and reliability of PEACE-G in cancer patients and point to the essential role of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions in psycho-oncology. Further studies are needed to investigate the different facets of struggle with the cancer illness
Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of the Revised Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale for Bereaved Adults
This study aims to validate the Korean version of the Revised Prolonged Grief Disorder scale (PG-13-R-K) by exploring the psychometric properties of the revised Prolonged Grief Disorder scale in bereaved South Korean adults. A total of 694 bereaved individuals who had experienced the loss of a close person for a duration ranging from 12 to 24 months were included in this study and randomly divided into two separate datasets to conduct factor anal…
Beyond bereavement
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) manifests as a long-lasting and incapacitating response to bereavement. The goal of this qualitative study is to understand the intricate interplay of risk and protective factors that underlie PGD by exploring into the perspectives of expert clinicians in Pakistan. Our investigation encompassed in-depth interviews with eight clinical experts comprising clinical psychologists ( N = 4, possessing Higher Education Comm…
Understanding Nepali widows' experiences for the adaptation of an instrument to assess Prolonged Grief Disorder
The experience of grief varies across different cultures and contexts. Women in Nepal who lose their husbands confront discrimination, social isolation, and abuse that influence their experience of grief. Through eight focus group discussions with Nepali widows, we elicited socially sanctioned grief reactions and local idioms used to describe common cognitive, behavioral, and emotional symptoms of grief. Accordingly, modifications to an existing …
Grief and Bereavement in the Latino/a Community
Introduction: Bereavement and grief are social phenomena influenced by a multitude of cultural factors. Prior studies of bereavement adjustment have primarily focused on bereaved survivors who identify racially as white; knowledge of the experience of grief and bereavement among racial/ethnic and other minority groups, particularly among Latino/a groups, in the United States is limited. Objective: The purpose of this review is to synthesize the l…
How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life’s End
Interventions near patients' deaths in the United States are often expensive, burdensome, and inconsistent with patients' goals and preferences. For patients and their loved ones to make informed care decisions, physicians must share adequate information about prognoses, prospective benefits and harms of specific interventions, and costs. This commentary on a case discusses strategies for sharing such information and suggests that properly design…
Trauma Exposure and Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Persons Receiving Community Mental Health Services
Findings highlight the need for trauma informed services including grief counseling for persons with SMI
Covid-19 and Increased Risk of Physician Suicide
Suicide among physicians is a longstanding problem, with risk factors exacerbated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this article, we explore suicidal thoughts and behaviors among physicians and risk factors created or intensified by the work environment, such as overwork and loss of autonomy. We discuss the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has made the medical work environment more stressful (e.g. greater exposure to trau…
Socioeconomic Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Unexpected Variation in Dementia Classification in Longitudinal Survey Data
A significant minority of individuals have unexpected patterns of dementia classification over time, particularly individuals with low socioeconomic status and identifying as non-Hispanic Black. Dementia classification uncertainty may make it challenging to activate resources (e.g., health care, caregiving) for effective disease management, underscoring the need to support persons from at-risk groups and to carefully evaluate cognitive assessment…
Psychometric properties, stability, and predictive validity of the Korean version of the Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale (PG-13-K)
This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties, stability, and predictive validity of the PG-13-K. Two subsamples were used: the first subsample ( N = 153), participated at Time 1 only, and the second subsample ( N = 184) participated at both Time 1 and Time 2. At each time point, reliability, test-retest reliability, and validity were adequate, and the hypothesized two-factor model indicated good to excellent fit. Moreover, the PG-13…
Are deaths from Covid-19 associated with higher rates of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) than deaths from other causes
With the COVID-19 pandemic prompting predictions of a "grief pandemic," rates and risks for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) warrant further investigation. Data were collected online from 1470 respondents between October 2020 and July 2021. Shorter time since death, deaths of siblings and "others," and deaths from accidents and homicides were positively associated with potential risk of probable PGD; deaths of extended family and from dementia were…
History and Status of Prolonged Grief Disorder as a Psychiatric Diagnosis
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a diagnostic entity now included in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) and soon to appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, text revision (DSM-5-TR). A characteristic feature of PGD is distressing, disabling yearning that persists a year or more after the loss. Other characteristic symptoms include disbelief and lack of acceptance of the …
Validation of the new DSM‐5‐TR criteria for prolonged grief disorder and the PG‐13‐Revised ( PG‐13‐R ) scale
Although the concept of pathological grief dates back at least as far as Freud’s “ Mourning and Melancholia ”, there has been opposition to its recognition as a distinct mental disorder. Resistance has been overcome by evidence demonstrating that distinctive symptoms of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) – an attachment disturbance featuring yearning for the deceased, loss of meaning and identity disruption – can endure, prove distressing and disabli…
Association of Advance Care Planning Visits With Intensity of Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Illness at the End of Life
In this cohort study of US Medicare beneficiaries, billed ACP services during the EOL course of patients with serious illness were relatively uncommon, but if they occurred before the last month of life, they were associated with less intensive use of EOL services. Further research on the variables affecting hospice use and expenditures in the EOL period and the differential effect of late ACP is recommended to understand the relative role of ACP…
Responding to Healthcare Disparities and Challenges With Access to Care During Covid-19
Validation of the prolonged grief scale (PG-13) and investigation of the prevalence and risk factors of prolonged grief disorder in Turkish bereaved samples
The aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the Prolonged Grief Scale (PG-13) and to determine the prevalence and predictors of prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Data were gathered from two independent samples of 306 (Study 1) and 271 (Study 2) bereaved adults to determine if findings in one sample could be replicated in the other. The results supported the one-factor structure of PG-13. PGD prevalence rates were 11.4% in Study 1 a…
Live Discharge From Hospice Due to Acute Hospitalization
BACKGROUND: Acute hospitalization is a frequent reason for live discharge from hospice. Although risk factors for live discharge among hospice patients have been well documented, prior research has not examined the role of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics, or how these characteristics relate to racial/ethnic disparities in hospice outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and risk fo…
Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China
This study investigates Chinese people's opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online survey, over half (56.5%) agreed that grief could be a mental disorder under certain circumstances, such as harm to self or others, functional impairment, and persistent grief. Primary reasons against the diagnosis were that grief is normal and its intensity decreases over …
Practice-Based Research Priorities for Palliative Care
We employed the research-to-practice consensus workshop (RTP; workshops held in New York City and Tompkins County, New York, in 2013) model to merge researcher and practitioner views of translational research priorities in palliative care. In the RTP approach, a diverse group of frontline providers generates a research agenda for palliative care in collaboration with researchers. We have presented the major workshop recommendations and contrasted…
Personality Change Pre- to Post- Loss in Spousal Caregivers of Patients With Terminal Lung Cancer
Personality is relatively stable in adulthood but could change in response to life transitions, such as caring for a spouse with a terminal illness. Using a case–control design, spousal caregivers ( n = 31) of patients with terminal lung cancer completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) twice, 1.5 years apart, before and after the patient’s death. A demographically matched sample of community controls ( n = 93) completed the NEO-FFI on a s…
Mourning and Meaning
Viewed in an expanded frame, the phenomena of grief and bereavement call for analysis in sociological, psychological, and psychiatric terms. In this article, the authors argue that a common theme in these accounts is that of the meaning of loss as expressed in both individual and collective attempts at adaptation. At a societal level, communal rituals, discursive practices, and local cultures provide resources for integrating the significance of …
Elevated Rates of Prolonged Grief Disorder in African Americans
The prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in non-Whites is currently unknown. This study was performed to explore the prevalence of PGD in African Americans (AAs). Multivariable analysis of two studies of recently bereaved individuals found AAs to have significantly higher rates of PGD than Whites (21% [14 of 66] vs. 12% [55 of 471], respectively; p = 0.03). Experiencing a loved one's death as sudden or unexpected was also significantly as…
Population Attributable Fractions of Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Outcomes Associated With Combat Exposure Among US Men
Objectives. This study determined the percentage of adverse outcomes in US men attributable to combat exposure. Methods. Standardized psychiatric interviews (modified Diagnostic Interview Schedule and Composite International Diagnostic Interview assessments) were administered to a representative national sample of 2583 men aged 18 to 54 in the National Comorbidity Survey part II subsample. Results. Adjusted attributable fraction estimates indicat…
Rates and Risks of Complicated Grief Among Psychiatric Clinic Patients in Karachi, Pakistan
The aim of this study was to determine rates and risks of Complicated Grief (CG) among psychiatric clinic patients in Karachi, Pakistan. The Inventory of Traumatic Grief, an early version of Inventory of Complicated Grief--Revised, was administered to 151 recently bereaved patients, with validated criteria applied to determine CG "caseness." Thirty-four percent of the sample met criteria for CG. Although violent deaths did not pose a heightened C…
Are deaths from Covid-19 associated with higher rates of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) than deaths from other causes
With the COVID-19 pandemic prompting predictions of a "grief pandemic," rates and risks for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) warrant further investigation. Data were collected online from 1470 respondents between October 2020 and July 2021. Shorter time since death, deaths of siblings and "others," and deaths from accidents and homicides were positively associated with potential risk of probable PGD; deaths of extended family and from dementia were…
Validation of the prolonged grief scale (PG-13) and investigation of the prevalence and risk factors of prolonged grief disorder in Turkish bereaved samples
The aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the Prolonged Grief Scale (PG-13) and to determine the prevalence and predictors of prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Data were gathered from two independent samples of 306 (Study 1) and 271 (Study 2) bereaved adults to determine if findings in one sample could be replicated in the other. The results supported the one-factor structure of PG-13. PGD prevalence rates were 11.4% in Study 1 a…
Public Attitudes About Normal and Pathological Grief
Determining public expectations of grief is an important contributor to the debate differentiating normal from pathological grief. An international sample of 348 participants was randomly allocated to 1 of 12 conditions comprising a bereavement vignette and self-report items measuring grief expectations and social distance. Participants expected grief to decrease steadily between 2 weeks and 6 months then stabilize; however, time did not affect s…
Commentary on the Inclusion of Persistent Complex Bereavement-Related Disorder in DSM-5
The DSM-5 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum, Posttraumatic, and Dissociative Disorders Work Group has proposed criteria for Persistent Complex Bereavement-Related Disorder (PCBRD) for inclusion in the appendix of DSM-5. The authors feel that it is important that dysfunctional grief will become a formal condition in DSM-5 because that would facilitate research and would imply recognition of the suffering of a significant minority of bereaved …
Stigmatization and Receptivity to Mental Health Services Among Recently Bereaved Adults
Severe grief symptoms, treatment receptivity, attitudes about grief, and stigmatization concerns were assessed in a community-based sample of 135 widowed participants in the Yale Bereavement Study. There was a statistically significant association between the severity of grief symptoms and reported negative reactions from friends and family members. However, more than 90% of the respondents with complicated grief, a severe grief disorder, reporte…
Religious Coping among Caregivers of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
This study investigated the association between religious coping, mental health and the caring experience, as well as potential explanatory mechanisms, among 162 informal caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients. Regression analyses indicated that, controlling for socio-demographic variables, more use of positive religious coping strategies was associated with more burden, yet, also more satisfaction. In contrast, more use of negative religio…
The Effects of Negative Life Events on Alcohol Consumption among older Men and Women
We examined the effect of selected negative life events on changes in alcohol consumption in a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling persons 65 years of age and older. Using the Tension Reduction Hypothesis (TRH) as a framework, we tested the hypothesis that exposure to negative life events leads to increased alcohol consumption at follow-up (1985) after controlling for baseline alcohol consumption (1982) and covariates found to be assoc…
Distinguishing Symptoms of Grief and Depression in a Cohort of Advanced Cancer Patients
Several studies have shown that the symptoms of grief are different from symptoms of depression among bereaved family members. This study is an attempt to replicate this finding among advanced cancer patients and examine clinical correlates of patient grief and depression. Analyses were conducted on data from interviews with 123 advanced cancer patients. Grief was measured using symptoms from the patient version of the Inventory of Complicated Gr…
Perceived Needs and Service Use of Spanish Speaking Monolingual Patients Followed at a Hispanic Clinic
Understanding Nepali widows' experiences for the adaptation of an instrument to assess Prolonged Grief Disorder
The experience of grief varies across different cultures and contexts. Women in Nepal who lose their husbands confront discrimination, social isolation, and abuse that influence their experience of grief. Through eight focus group discussions with Nepali widows, we elicited socially sanctioned grief reactions and local idioms used to describe common cognitive, behavioral, and emotional symptoms of grief. Accordingly, modifications to an existing …
Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China
This study investigates Chinese people's opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online survey, over half (56.5%) agreed that grief could be a mental disorder under certain circumstances, such as harm to self or others, functional impairment, and persistent grief. Primary reasons against the diagnosis were that grief is normal and its intensity decreases over …
Traumatic Grief and the Spousal Loss Model
Traumatic grief (TG) is an evolving new diagnostic category for the Psychiatric Manual that identifies people experiencing an extreme grief reaction to spousal death. Studies indicate that patients experiencing TG have impairment in all functional spheres—mental, physical, and social. The Spousal Loss Model is a three-stage model framing life transition adjustment following spousal loss. Multiple case studies illustrate how the Spousal Loss Model…
Inventory of complicated grief
The Effects of Negative Life Events on Alcohol Consumption among older Men and Women
We examined the effect of selected negative life events on changes in alcohol consumption in a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling persons 65 years of age and older. Using the Tension Reduction Hypothesis (TRH) as a framework, we tested the hypothesis that exposure to negative life events leads to increased alcohol consumption at follow-up (1985) after controlling for baseline alcohol consumption (1982) and covariates found to be assoc…
Gender Differences in Complicated Grief among the Elderly
The resolution of grief has been frequently posited to progress through stages. Seventy-one widows and twenty-six widowers bereaved from five months to thirty-seven years were studied to determine if their resolution of grief-related symptoms could be mapped onto a stage theory of grief and to examine if men and women follow the same temporal course. An analysis of variance was used to test for differences in complicated grief symptoms over time …
Case Histories of Traumatic Grief
The symptoms of traumatic grief have been shown to be distinct from those of bereavement-related depression and anxiety among elderly widows and widowers, and bare striking resemblance to symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In light of the findings demonstrating that traumatic grief is associated with a heightened risk of critical mental and physical health outcomes, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms that may p…
Traumatic Grief, Depression and Caregiving in Elderly Spouses of the Terminally Ill
This study examined the effects of changes in role function, caregiving tasks, caregiver burden and gratification on symptoms of depression and traumatic grief. Data were derived from rater-administered and self-report questionnaires completed by seventy aged spouses of the terminally ill. The results of multiple regression analyses indicated that the level of caregiver burden was significantly associated with the respondent's level of depression…
Sleep as a Mediator of the Stress-Immune Relationship
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of sleep in the relationship of intrusive thoughts/avoidance behaviors to natural killer cell (NKC) number and function. METHOD: Twenty-nine individuals seeking treatment for bereavement-related depression were studied in the sleep laboratory. Background and clinical variables, including the Impact of Event Scale (IES) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), were administered during the week preceding …
Gender differences in the effects of bereavement-related psychological distress in health outcomes
Background. This study examined whether traumatic grief, depressive and anxiety symptoms formed three distinct factors for widows and widowers. In addition, we examined whether high symptom levels of traumatic grief, depression and anxiety predicted different mental and physical health outcomes for widows and widowers. Method. Ninety-two future widows and 58 future widowers were interviewed at the time of their spouse's hospital admission and the…
Consensus criteria for traumatic grief
BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that symptoms of traumatic grief constitute a distinct syndrome worthy of diagnosis. AIMS: A consensus conference aimed to develop and test a criteria set for traumatic grief. METHOD: The expert panel proposed consensus criteria for traumatic grief. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analyses tested the performance of the proposed criteria on 306 widowed respondents at seven months post loss. RESULTS: ROC analyses …
The Effects of Marital Dissolution and Marital Quality on Health and Health Service Use Among Women
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the impact of marital dissolution and/or marital harmony on health service use. OBJECTIVES: To examine the ways in which marital dissolution and/or marital quality influence health and health service use. RESEARCH DESIGN: The Americans' Changing Lives (ACL) survey was designed to provide a longitudinal study of successful aging. The ACL contains a nationally representative sample of people over age 24, with an ov…
Self-efficacy as a mediator between stressful life events and depressive symptoms
BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy, a characteristic that is protective against depressive symptoms, may be undermined by stressful life events. AIMS: To estimate the effects of stressful life events on self-efficacy, and to examine self-efficacy as a mediator of the effect of stressful life events on symptoms of depression. METHOD: Using a sample of 2858 respondents from the longitudinal Americans' Changing Lives study, path analyses were used to evaluat…
Traumatic Grief and the Spousal Loss Model
Traumatic grief (TG) is an evolving new diagnostic category for the Psychiatric Manual that identifies people experiencing an extreme grief reaction to spousal death. Studies indicate that patients experiencing TG have impairment in all functional spheres—mental, physical, and social. The Spousal Loss Model is a three-stage model framing life transition adjustment following spousal loss. Multiple case studies illustrate how the Spousal Loss Model…
Perceived Needs and Service Use of Spanish Speaking Monolingual Patients Followed at a Hispanic Clinic
Psychiatric Disorders Among Bereaved Persons
Rates and Risks of Complicated Grief Among Psychiatric Clinic Patients in Karachi, Pakistan
The aim of this study was to determine rates and risks of Complicated Grief (CG) among psychiatric clinic patients in Karachi, Pakistan. The Inventory of Traumatic Grief, an early version of Inventory of Complicated Grief--Revised, was administered to 151 recently bereaved patients, with validated criteria applied to determine CG "caseness." Thirty-four percent of the sample met criteria for CG. Although violent deaths did not pose a heightened C…
Population Attributable Fractions of Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Outcomes Associated With Combat Exposure Among US Men
Objectives. This study determined the percentage of adverse outcomes in US men attributable to combat exposure. Methods. Standardized psychiatric interviews (modified Diagnostic Interview Schedule and Composite International Diagnostic Interview assessments) were administered to a representative national sample of 2583 men aged 18 to 54 in the National Comorbidity Survey part II subsample. Results. Adjusted attributable fraction estimates indicat…
Mourning and Meaning
Viewed in an expanded frame, the phenomena of grief and bereavement call for analysis in sociological, psychological, and psychiatric terms. In this article, the authors argue that a common theme in these accounts is that of the meaning of loss as expressed in both individual and collective attempts at adaptation. At a societal level, communal rituals, discursive practices, and local cultures provide resources for integrating the significance of …
Suicidality and Bereavement
The influence of complicated grief (CG) on suicidality among bereaved adults was examined. The Yale Evaluation of Suicidality scale and the Inventory of Complicated Grief‐Revised were administered to 309 bereaved adults in face‐to‐face interviews conducted at baseline (6.2 months post‐loss) and at follow‐up (10.8 months post‐loss). Cross‐sectionally, CG was associated with a 6.58 (95% CI: 1.74–18.0) times greater likelihood of “high suicidality” …
Complicated grief
Religious Coping is Associated with the Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cancer
BACKGROUND: For patients confronting a life-threatening illness such as advanced cancer, religious coping can be an important factor influencing their quality of life (QOL). OBJECTIVE: The study's main purpose was to examine the association between religious coping and QOL among 170 patients with advanced cancer. Both positive religious coping (e.g., benevolent religious appraisals) and negative religious coping (e.g., anger at God) and multiple …
Final Remarks
A Call for Sound Empirical Testing and Evaluation of Criteria for Complicated Grief Proposed for DSM-V
The empirical testing of diagnostic criteria for Complicated Grief (CG) by autonomous investigators is a welcome development. Cross-validation studies are essential to an impartial evaluation of diagnostic criteria for CG proposed for inclusion in the DSM-V. Nevertheless, the review of evidence to confirm or disconfirm the diagnostic validity of the proposed CG criteria requires a fair, unbiased, and relevant examination of the data. It is our vi…
Religious Coping among Caregivers of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
This study investigated the association between religious coping, mental health and the caring experience, as well as potential explanatory mechanisms, among 162 informal caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients. Regression analyses indicated that, controlling for socio-demographic variables, more use of positive religious coping strategies was associated with more burden, yet, also more satisfaction. In contrast, more use of negative religio…
Religiousness and Spiritual Support Among Advanced Cancer Patients and Associations With End-of-Life Treatment Preferences and Quality of Life
PURPOSE: Religion and spirituality play a role in coping with illness for many cancer patients. This study examined religiousness and spiritual support in advanced cancer patients of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and associations with quality of life (QOL), treatment preferences, and advance care planning. METHODS: The Coping With Cancer study is a federally funded, multi-institutional investigation examining factors associated with advanced …
The influence of symptoms of prolonged grief disorder, depression, and anxiety on quality of life among bereaved adults
An Empirical Examination of the Stage Theory of Grief
CONTEXT: The stage theory of grief remains a widely accepted model of bereavement adjustment still taught in medical schools, espoused by physicians, and applied in diverse contexts. Nevertheless, the stage theory of grief has previously not been tested empirically. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relative magnitudes and patterns of change over time postloss of 5 grief indicators for consistency with the stage theory of grief. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PART…
Psychology (47 obras) · Clinical Psychology (39 obras) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (38 obras) · Grief (37 obras) · Psychiatry (34 obras) · Medicine (31 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (28 obras) · Complicated grief (25 obras) · Clinical Psychology (21 obras) · Psychotherapist (21 obras)