Remotely Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Disturbed Grief During the COVID-19 Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities

P.A. Boelen; M.C. Eisma; G.E. Smid; J. de Keijser; L.I.M. Lenferink

doi:10.1080/15325024.2020.1793547

Remotely Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Disturbed Grief During the COVID-19 Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities

P.A. Boelen^*, M.C. Eisma, G.E. Smid, J. de Keijser, L.I.M. Lenferink

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Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) interventions are effective in alleviating disturbed grief. CBT is typically delivered face-to-face. Government policy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (quarantine and social distancing) may impede access to face-to-face therapy. Psychotherapy is now widely delivered remotely. In this article, various points of attention related to the application of CBT for disturbed grief using telephone or videoconferencing (or video calling) services are discussed. Additionally, we explore possible ways in which individual risk factors and stressors connected with COVID-19 can be addressed in treatment. Remote treatment brings challenges but also opportunities to help people in shifting from unhealthy to healthy grieving.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-219
Journal	Journal of Loss and Trauma
Volume	26
Issue number	3
Early online date	2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1793547
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

COVID-19
intervention
novel coronavirus
persistent complex bereavement disorder
Prolonged grief disorder
videoconferencing

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