Grief's paradox: Approach and avoidance behaviour in prolonged grief

Conditions: langdurige rouw
complicated grief
disturbed grief
prolonged grief

Registration Number: NL-OMON50972

Lead Sponsor: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

-adult (>18 year)
-experienced the death of a loved one
-probable prolonged grief disorder (n<= 64)
-no probable prolonged grief disorder (n <= 64)

Exclusion Criteria

- Non-adult (17 years or younger)
- Has experienced another type of loss than the death of a relative (e.g.,
death of a pet, missing relative)
- Is mentally retarded (i.e., primary school or less as highest education level)
- Currently experiences or has experienced a psychosis in the past
- Currently experiences suicidal ideation or has suicide plans

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Task 1A: Average total gaze time, average fixation time for lost-person stimuli<br /><br>and loss-reality stimuli in a free-viewing eye-tracking task and average total<br /><br>gaze time for these stimuli in a reaction time task.<br /><br>Task 1B: Differences in median reaction times between approach and avoidance<br /><br>trials for lost-person stimuli and for loss-reality stimuli in an<br /><br>approach-avoidance task</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Questionnaire measures<br /><br>The following constructs will be measured with questionnaires:<br /><br>Rumination<br /><br>Yearning<br /><br>Proximity-seeking behavior<br /><br>Desired (continued) attachment with the deceased<br /><br>Loss avoidance<br /><br>Experiential avoidance</p><br>