NCT01384942

Meaning-based Group Counselling for Bereavement

The Development and Pilot Testing of Meaning-based Group Counselling Intervention for Bereavement

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jewish General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Given that individuals in bereavement tend to experience substantial psychological distress in the first two years following loss, individuals seeking psychological support will need appropriate services grounded in sound empirical scholarship. There is a lack of studies assessing bereavement groups, despite groups being one of the most common forms by which such services are offered. The prominent and emerging process of meaning-reconstruction in bereavement research is theorized to lead to better psychological adjustment and prevent more prolonged grief reactions. The principal objective of this study is to compare two types of group counseling for individuals in bereavement: A novel meaning-based bereavement counseling group and a conventional bereavement support group.

Conditions

• Grief
• Bereavement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Meaning-Based Bereavement Group	A 12 week bereavement counselling group with tasks and themes that focus on re-constructing meaning following death.
BEHAVIORAL	Conventional Bereavement Group	An 8 week traditional bereavement group that follows a more conventional approach to grief support.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2011-06-29
• Last updated: 2013-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada