Neuropsychological correlates of complicated grief in older spousally bereaved adults.
Neuropsychological correlates of complicated grief in older spousally bereaved adults.
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失去配偶的老年人复杂悲伤的神经心理学相关性。
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10.1093/geronb/gbt025
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2014
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Arizmendi,BrianJ
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作者:
O'Connor,Mary-Frances;Arizmendi,BrianJ
ObjectivesAcross many research domains, evidence for complicated grief as a distinct psychopathology continues to grow. Previous research from neuropsychology has shown an increased attentional bias to emotionally relevant stimuli in those suffering from complicated grief. This study furthers our understanding of the characteristics that distinguish complicated grief. We expand on previous research by (a) testing older adults, (b) excluding those with comorbid major depressive disorder, (c) using participant-chosen grief-related stimuli, and (d) using amarried,nonbereaved control group.MethodsWe recruited 76 older adults in 3 groups: spousally bereaved with complicated grief, spousally bereaved with noncomplicated grief, and nonbereaved controls. Performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, Digit Span Backwards, and the emotional counting Stroop was examined.ResultsResults indicate longer reaction time across 3 blocks of grief-related words in the complicated grief group but nodifferenceacross 3 blocks of the neutral words. The 3 groups performed comparably on the other neurocognitive tasks, indicating no cognitive differences in working memory or set shifting between groups. Furthermore, these effects of complicated grief generalize to older adults and appear independent of major depression.DiscussionComplicated grief has cognitive interference as a neuropsychological component highlighting it as distinct from noncomplicated grief.
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