The meaning in loss protocol: A clinical trial of online grief therapy

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dc.contributor.authorBatista, João
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorPires, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Joana Ribeiro da
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Inês
dc.contributor.authorMagalhães, Carina
dc.contributor.authorRosa, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, João Tiago
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Miguel M.
dc.contributor.authorNeimeyer, Robert A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-30T15:43:01Z
dc.date.available2024-07-30T15:43:01Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-28
dc.description.abstractFor a minority of the bereaved, the loss of a significant other can trigger an overwhelming emotional reaction and impaired functioning across life domains, known as prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Hence, ongoing efforts have been made to refine existing treatments to increase their efficacy and to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of grief reactions. This study presents the results of an open clinical trial of the feasibility and effectiveness of the Meaning in Loss (MIL) protocol in an online format. The brief intervention of 12 to 16 sessions combines constructivist and narrative strategies to explore and work through impediments to meaning reconstruction in loss. The sample included 25 participants diagnosed with PGD who were treated by six therapists. Baseline and post-therapy comparisons showed a significant improvement in all clinical measures (grief symptomatology, depression and general distress) and an increase of meaning making regarding the loss. Meaning making was found to be a prospective mediator of symptomatic improvement in grief across the course of therapy. These findings suggest the effectiveness of the MIL protocol in decreasing grief specific and associated symptomatology and argue for the relevance of further controlled evaluations of its efficacy. Moreover, results confirm previous findings that meaning making is a relevant factor in the evolution of grief reactions, including in the context of psychotherapy.
dc.identifier.citationBatista, J., Alves, D., Pires, N., Silva, J. R., Mendes, I., Magalhães, C., Rosa, C., Oliveira, J. T., Gonçalves, M. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2024). The meaning in loss protocol: A clinical trial of online grief therapy. Death Studies, (published online: 28 june 2024), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2370633. Repositório Institucional UPT. https://hdl.handle.net/11328/5856
dc.identifier.issn1091-7683
dc.identifier.issn0748-1187
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11328/5856
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relationThis study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre (PSI/01662), School of Psychology, University of MInho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (UID/PSI/01662/2019), through the national funds (PIDDAC). It was also supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, through the national funds, within the scope of the Transitory Disposition of the Decree No. 57/2016, of 29th of August, amended by Law No. 57/2017 of 19 July.
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2370633
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.fosCiências Sociais - Psicologia
dc.titleThe meaning in loss protocol: A clinical trial of online grief therapy
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.referenceshttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2024.2370633
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oaire.citation.endPage13
oaire.citation.issuePublished online: 28 june 2024
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleDeath Studies
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