What is it about?
This controlled study shows that disturbed (or "prolonged") grief in children and adolescents can be successfully reduced by using straightforward, clearly defined cognitive behavioral interventions.
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Why is it important?
There is increasing recognition that a significant minority of children and adolescents confronted with the death of a loved one has considerable difficulties to recover without professional help. This study is one of the first studies to show that the suffering of children stuck in their grief can be alleviated with cognitive behavioral interventions.
Perspectives
Most children and adolescents recover well after the death of a loved one. A small group has great difficulties doing so. We, the authors of this piece, think it is extremely important that good psycho-therapeutic help is available for that small group. In our controlled study, we examined CBT Grief-Help, a treatment consisting of interventions based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), specifically focused on prolonged grief. This treatment proved to be effective in getting children and adolescent on the road toward adjustment.
Paul Boelen
Universiteit Utrecht
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This page is a summary of: CBT for Prolonged Grief in Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial, American Journal of Psychiatry, January 2021, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20050548.
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