Stigmatization and Receptivity to Mental Health Services Among Recently Bereaved Adults

Jeffrey G. Johnson · Michael B. First · Susan D. Block · Lauren C. Vanderwerker · Kara Zivin · Holly Gwen Prigerson

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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Mental Health Treatment and Access

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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.

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