Complicated grief (CG) is a debilitating syndrome that can be reliably identified, but there is a paucity of research examining treatment of CG. A targeted psychotherapy for complicated grief (CGT) was recently shown to be efficacious [Shear, K., Frank, E., Houck, P.R., Reynolds, C.F., 3rd, 2005. Treatment of complicated grief: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 293, 2601-2608]. We provide a detailed examination of the association of naturalistic pharmacotherapy use with treatment response and study completion in the psychotherapy study. Patients on an antidepressant medication were more likely to complete a full course of CGT (91% vs. 58% completed), while antidepressant use had no effect on completion rates for the comparator, interpersonal psychotherapy (70% vs. 77%). Our naturalistic data underscore the need for prospective, randomized controlled studies of CG pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy alone and in combination. © 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Simon, N.M., Shear, M.K., Fagiolini, A., Frank, E., Zalta, A.K., Thompson, E., et al. (2008). The Impact of Concurrent Naturalistic Pharmacotherapy on Psychotherapy of Complicated Grief. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 159(1-2), 31-36 [10.1016/j.psychres.2007.05.011].

The Impact of Concurrent Naturalistic Pharmacotherapy on Psychotherapy of Complicated Grief

FAGIOLINI,A.;
2008-01-01

Abstract

Complicated grief (CG) is a debilitating syndrome that can be reliably identified, but there is a paucity of research examining treatment of CG. A targeted psychotherapy for complicated grief (CGT) was recently shown to be efficacious [Shear, K., Frank, E., Houck, P.R., Reynolds, C.F., 3rd, 2005. Treatment of complicated grief: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 293, 2601-2608]. We provide a detailed examination of the association of naturalistic pharmacotherapy use with treatment response and study completion in the psychotherapy study. Patients on an antidepressant medication were more likely to complete a full course of CGT (91% vs. 58% completed), while antidepressant use had no effect on completion rates for the comparator, interpersonal psychotherapy (70% vs. 77%). Our naturalistic data underscore the need for prospective, randomized controlled studies of CG pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy alone and in combination. © 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
2008
Simon, N.M., Shear, M.K., Fagiolini, A., Frank, E., Zalta, A.K., Thompson, E., et al. (2008). The Impact of Concurrent Naturalistic Pharmacotherapy on Psychotherapy of Complicated Grief. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 159(1-2), 31-36 [10.1016/j.psychres.2007.05.011].
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