Treatment of Complicated Grief through Grief Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Case Study

Abstract

Grief is a universal, normal form of human reaction follows from death.  Psychopathological grief affects thinking and emotions. Individual dealing through complicated grief experience persistent and disabling grief symptom. According to cognitive approach grief is considered to be associated with distorted thinking and negative cognitive evaluations about world, future and oneself. The present paper is about the case of a male, going through grief phase after the death of his wife.  Grief Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour therapy approaches were used for the treatment of complicated grief. Total 14 numbers of sessions including techniques of grief therapy and cognitive therapy were provided. With the help of psychotherapy sessions symptoms were reduced. Emotional and functional improvement was also seen.