Intervention Development for Complicated Grief

描述（由候选人提供）：关于创伤性生活事件的书面情感披露与心理社会和生理益处有关。然而，以前的研究还没有确定这种干预是否对那些经历过并写下他们的损失的人有益。由于研究表明，悲伤干预措施在高危人群中最有效，因此评估丧亲书写干预参与者的复杂悲伤（CG）症状可能很重要。此外，可能需要采取更具指导性的办法，例如帮助个人使其损失具有意义。本研究的具体目的是：（a）通过对损失的理解或发现损失的好处来检验是否能通过写作促进意义的产生;（B）测试并比较三种不同的写作任务的有效性（传统的情感表露、感觉和利益发现）减少悲伤症状和增强心理社会调整、身体健康和内分泌功能;以及c）调查与观察到的变化相关的因素。这项研究的广泛，长期的目标包括为丧亲者，特别是那些患有CG的人制定有效的心理社会干预措施。

DESCRIPTION (provided by candidate): Written emotional disclosure about a traumatic life event has been associated with psychosocial and physiological benefits. However, previous research has not established whether or not this intervention is beneficial for individuals who have experienced and write about their loss. Because research suggests that grief interventions are most effective among high-risk groups, it may be important to assess symptoms of Complicated Grief (CG) among bereaved writing intervention participants. In addition, more directive approaches, such as aiding individuals in making meaning of their loss, may be necessary. Specific aims of this study are: a) to examine whether or not meaning-making can be facilitated through writing by either making sense of or finding benefits from a loss; b) to test the efficacy of and compare three different writing tasks (traditional emotional disclosure, sense-making, and benefit-finding) in reduction of grief symptoms and enhancement of psychosocial adjustment, physical health, and endocrine functioning; and c) to investigate factors associated with observed changes. Broad, long-term objectives of this study include the development of effective psychosocial interventions for bereaved individuals, particularly those suffering from CG.