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A qualitative analysis of loss-related memories after cancer loss: a comparison of bereaved people with and without prolonged grief disorder
| Title: | A qualitative analysis of loss-related memories after cancer loss: a comparison of bereaved people with and without prolonged grief disorder |
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| Authors: | Kirsten V. Smith, Harriet Rankin, Anke Ehlers |
| Source: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Collection: | LCC:Psychiatry |
| Subject Terms: | cognitive behavioural therapy, grief, memories, trauma, bereavement, Psychiatry, RC435-571 |
| More Details: | Objective: The study aimed to explore the content and features of loss-related memories in a sample of individuals bereaved by cancer with and without a probable diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder/persistent complex bereavement disorder (PGD/PCBD). Methods: Semi-structured interviews with 28 bereaved adults (PGD/PCBD = 12, NoPGD/PCBD = 16) were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Three superordinate themes were identified: (1) intrusive imagery, (2) qualities of memory, and (3) triggers. Results showed that individuals suffering from probable PGD/PCBD reported a predominance of negative and upsetting memories, happy memories triggering pain and more negative intrusive imagery than those without PGD/PCBD. Conclusions: Bereavement by cancer can result in troubling intrusive memories that overshadow positive memories. Sufferers of PGD/PCBD are more likely to experience loss-related memories as negative and upsetting. Clinical approaches that utilise memory processing may be of particular relevance in this group. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2000-8066 20008198 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2000-8066 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20008198.2020.1789325 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/118e9e1a687042f89d876f1ec17ade31 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.118e9e1a687042f89d876f1ec17ade31 |
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| ISSN: | 20008066 20008198 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/20008198.2020.1789325 |
| Published in: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology |
| Language: | English |