Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Persistent Complex Grief Symptomatology

This study aimed to reduce symptoms associated with persistent complex grief in a female patient through a 13-session intervention based on the cognitive-behavioral model and acceptance and commitment. A clinical case study was conducted with a woman who lost her husband to COVID-19 without having funeral rituals. The participant was assessed using a grief, complex grief, and cognitive distortions questionnaire. The results indicated a significant but small decrease in general grief symptoms (PC=11.11), a decrease in complex grief (PC=42.11), and a small decrease in cognitive distortions. This suggests that the cognitive-behavioral intervention led to a reduction in grief symptoms and cognitive rumination, which in turn had an indirect impact on sleep quality, motivation, and socialization.