PTSD Following Bereavement

Zisook, Sidney; Chentsova‐Dutton, Yulia E.; Shuchter, Stephen R.

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“…Recent studies confirm that PTSD occurs following natural death [53]. A further hallmark of a traumatic experience is the mismatch between information in the working model, fundamental to a sense of security, and reality [26].…”

Section: Bereavement As a Traumatic Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

An attachment-based model of complicated grief including the role of avoidance

Shear

Monk

Houck

et al. 2007

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosc

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Section: Bereavement As a Traumatic Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

An attachment-based model of complicated grief including the role of avoidance

Shear

Monk

Houck

et al. 2007

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosc

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149

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“…It is possible that our documentation of the increased risk of anxiety after the exposure to patient's unrelieved symptoms may partly resemble a Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The condition has previously been reported after a loss of a partner of chronic illness (Zisook et al, 1998).…”

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The unrecognised cost of cancer patients' unrelieved symptoms:a nationwide follow-up of their surviving partners

Valdimarsdóttir

et al. 2002

Br J Cancer

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We investigated if a cancer patient's unrelieved symptoms during the last 3 months of life increase the risk of long-term psychological morbidity of the surviving partner. All women (n=506) living in Sweden under 80 years of age, who lost their husband/partner owing to cancer of the prostate in 1996 or of the urinary bladder in 1995 or 1996 were asked to answer an anonymous postal questionnaire, 2 -4 years after their loss. The widows' psychological morbidity was associated with the patient's unrelieved mental symptoms. When the patient was perceived to have been very anxious during last three months of life (compared to no observed symptoms) the relative risks for the widows' psychological morbidity were: 2.5 (1.4 -4.3) for depression and 3.4 (1.4 -8.2) for anxiety. When comparing reports of the patient's pain (much vs no), the relative risks were 0.8 (0.5 -1.2) for widowhood depression, and 0.8 (0.4 -1.7) for widowhood anxiety. The patients were found to have had adequate access to physical pain control but poor access to psychological symptom control. Efficiency in diagnosing and treating psychological complications of terminally ill cancer patients may not only improve their quality of life but possibly also prevent long-term psychological morbidity of their surviving partners.

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“…These symptoms appear to overlap with the symptoms of PTSD. In many cases PTSD after bereavement turns into a chronic condition, almost always in combination with depression (Zisook et al, 1998). Still, there is only a limited amount of research available which pertains to PTSD in older bereaved people, therefore further research of issues relating to this field has been requested (Busuttil, 2004).…”

Section: Ptsd and Bereavementmentioning

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“…No response rate information was available on the two above studies. Zisook, Chentsova-Dutton, & Shuchter (1998) recruited 350 participants by inviting newly bereaved individuals from the local area to participate. .The study obtained a response rate of 14%.…”

Section: Ptsd and Bereavementmentioning

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PTSD in older bereaved people

O’Connor

2010

Aging & Mental Health

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Late life bereavement has been associated with psychological problems, mainly depression. A few studies indicated that Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was an important issue in late life bereavement reactions. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of PTSD in recently bereaved older people compared to married controls and to investigate whether the loss of a spouse in old age, in contrast with earlier assumptions, could lead to PTSD. Two hundred and ninety six Danish older bereaved people (mean age 73 years, 113 males) were chosen from national registers and assessed two months post-bereavement. They were compared with a control group of 276 married older people. The prevalence of PTSD and depression were measured through a self-report questionnaire. Results showed that 16% of the bereaved and 4% of the control group had a PTSD diagnosis (ES=.35; Cohen's d=.74). Additionally, 37% of the bereaved and 22% of the control group had mild to severe depression (ES=.19; Cohen's d=.37). The results suggested that late life spousal bereavement result in PTSD with equal frequency to general samples of bereaved persons.Furthermore, the prevalence of PTSD in the first months after bereavement was more elevated than the level of depression. This makes PTSD an important factor when studying late life bereavement reactions.

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PTSD Following Bereavement

Cited by 153 publications

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An attachment-based model of complicated grief including the role of avoidance

An attachment-based model of complicated grief including the role of avoidance

The unrecognised cost of cancer patients' unrelieved symptoms:a nationwide follow-up of their surviving partners

PTSD in older bereaved people

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