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、社会和生理方面的好处有关。然而，之前的研究还没有确定这种干预是否有利于那些经历过并记录了自己损失的个人。因为研究表明悲伤干预在高危人群中最有效，所以评估失去亲人的书面干预参与者的复杂悲伤(CG)症状可能是重要的。此外，可能有必要采取更直接的方法，比如帮助个人理解他们的损失。这项研究的具体目的是：a)考察是否可以通过写作来理解损失或从损失中获得好处，从而促进意义的创造；b)测试并比较三种不同的写作任务(传统的情绪披露、意义创造和利益发现)在减轻悲伤症状、增强心理社会适应、身体健康和内分泌功能方面的有效性；以及c)调查与观察到的变化相关的因素。这项研究的广泛和长期目标包括为丧失亲人的个人，特别是那些患有CG的人开发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.