Stigmatization and receptivity to mental health services among recently bereaved adults.
Severe grief symptoms, treatment receptivity, attitudes about grief, and stigmatization concerns were assessed in a community-based sample of 135 widowed participants in the Yale Bereavement Study. There was a statistically significant association between the severity of grief symptoms and reported negative reactions from friends and family members. However, more than 90% of the respondents with complicated grief, a severe grief disorder, reported that they would be relieved to know that having such a diagnosis was indicative of a recognizable psychiatric condition, and 100% reported that they would be interested in receiving treatment for their severe grief symptoms.
Johnson
Jeffrey G
JG
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA. jjohnso@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
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Michael B
MB
Block
Susan
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Vanderwerker
Lauren C
LC
Zivin
Kara
K
Zhang
Baohui
B
Prigerson
Holly G
HG
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States
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