Tag: Grief
Integrative CBT for Prolonged Grief Beats Present-Centered Therapy
Significantly greater reductions seen in prolonged grief disorder severity after treatment; less depressive and psychopathological symptoms also reported
Loss of a Loved One During Early Adulthood Linked to Biological Aging
Those who experienced two or more losses tended to have older biological ages for several of the epigenetic clocks
Recollection of Grief Following Death of Loved One Tied to BP Increases
Severity of grief tied to greater increases in blood pressure
Study Examines Families’ Experience of Sudden Cardiac Death
Themes include searching for answers and processing cause of death, incidental implications of SCD event
Bereavement Tied to Higher Risk for Death Among Heart Failure Patients
Findings seen regardless of cause of family member's death and peaked in the first week after death
Bereavement Tied to Higher Melanoma-Related Mortality
Authors suggest delayed diagnosis may result from lack of partner to notice skin changes
Short-Term Medications May Cut Risk for ‘Broken Heart’ Syndrome
Combination of low-dose β-blocker and aspirin may reduce heightened CV risk in early bereavement
Grief Symptoms Similar in Donor vs Non-Donor Decision Families
Families making decision not to donate relative's organs experience lower quality communication
Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Stress May Raise Psoriasis Risk
But link to psoriasis seen only for children born to mothers who lost a partner/spouse or an older child
Hospice May Help Surviving Spouse Cope With Death
Study suggests improved coping for those whose loved ones had end-of-life care
