Prevalence and correlates of positive and negative psychological effects of bereavement due to COVID-19: A living systematic review [version 1; peer review: awaiting …

L Reitsma, C Killikelly, H Müller, L Larsen… - …, 2023 - research.utwente.nl
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is associated with an
increase in mortality rates globally. Given the high numbers of deaths and the potentially …

The meaning in loss protocol: A clinical trial of online grief therapy

J Batista, D Alves, N Pires, JR Silva, I Mendes… - Death …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
For a minority of the bereaved, the loss of a significant other can trigger an overwhelming
emotional reaction and impaired functioning across life domains, known as prolonged grief …

Prolonged grief disorder: A bibliometric analysis

A Koukopoulos, RA Neimeyer - Death Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) has become a subject of increased interest among
both researchers and practitioners, owing both to its recent inclusion in the DSM-5-TR and …

Public stigma toward prolonged grief and COVID-19 bereavement: A vignette-based experiment

T Zammit, VO Mancini, C Reid, J Singer… - Death …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the effects of cause of death and the presence of prolonged grief disorder
(PGD) on eliciting public stigma toward the bereaved. Participants (N= 328, 76% female; M …

Support needs of Australians bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey study

SE Ivynian, F Maccallum, S Chang, LJ Breen… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background COVID-19 disrupted access to bereavement support. The objective of this study
was to identify the bereavement supports used by Australians during the COVID-19 …

A network analysis of posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of relationship with deceased in COVID-19 bereaved adults.

C Chen, S Tang, L Wu - Psychological trauma: theory, research …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Network analyses showed that the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom
structures may vary across traumatic events and types of survivors. However, the structure of …

Prolonged Grief Disorder, but Not Death From COVID-19, Elicits Public Stigma: A Vignette-Based Experiment

T Zammit, VO Mancini, C Reid… - OMEGA-Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigated the effects of cause of death (COVID-19 with an underlying medical
condition vs. without) and prolonged grief disorder status (PGD present or absent) on …

Can a global score be derived from the Integration of Stressful Life Experiences Scale-Short Form (ISLES-SF)? Empirical support for a bi-factor model

SA Lee, T Caycho-Rodríguez, LW Vilca… - Death …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Integration of Stressful Life Experiences Scale-Short Form (ISLES-SF) is a
popular, two-factor measure of meaning-making. Although researchers have used this …

Validation of the Portuguese version of the Integration of Stressful Life Experiences Scale (ISLES) in a sample of bereaved individuals

S Albuquerque, M Henriques, PJ Rosa… - Death …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Integration of Stressful Life Experiences Scale (ISLES) evaluates the ability to
integrate stressful experiences into one's meaning system. The present study developed …

When does disruption of meaning in bereavement become debilitating? Screening for deleterious outcomes with the ISLES-SF

SA Lee, RA Neimeyer, C Ng, L Veglahn, AS Tucci - Death Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Meaning reconstruction is a central process in bereavement adaptation. However, clinical
measures or means for identifying individuals whose struggles with meaning making have …