SynthesisTrauma, violence & abuse2019
Toward a Better Understanding of Psychological Symptoms in People Confronted With the Disappearance of a Loved One: A Systematic Review.
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- Toward a Better Understanding of Psychological Symptoms in People Confronted With the Disappearance of a Loved One: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2019Pooled it
- Traumatized Syrian Refugees with Ambiguous Loss: Predictors of Mental Distress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Total pain in the indirect victims of theFrontiers in sociology · 2026Article
- Collective ambiguous loss after mass hostage-taking in war: exploring public mental health outcomes and resilience.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- The Ambiguous Loss Inventory Plus (ALI+): Introduction of a Measure of Psychological Reactions to the Disappearance of a Loved One.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Locked in grief: a qualitative study of grief among family members of missing persons in southern Sri Lanka.BMC psychology · 2021Article
- The Endless Grief in Waiting: A Qualitative Study of the Relationship between Ambiguous Loss and Anticipatory Mourning amongst the Relatives of Missing Persons in Italy.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The experience of sudden loss of a colleague or neighbor following the MH17 plane crash in the Ukraine: a qualitative interview study.BMC psychology · 2020Article
- Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness for relatives of missing persons: a pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- Complicated grief and post-traumatic stress symptom profiles in bereaved earthquake survivors: a latent class analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2019Article
- Day patient treatment for traumatic grief: preliminary evaluation of a one-year treatment programme for patients with multiple and traumatic losses.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2017Article
- Grief rumination mediates the association between self-compassion and psychopathology in relatives of missing persons.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe disappearance of a loved one is claimed to be the most stressful type of loss. The present review explores the empirical evidence relating to this claim. Specifically, it summarizes studies exploring the prevalence and correlates of psychological symptoms in relatives of missing persons as well as studies comparing levels of psychopathology in relatives of the disappeared and the deceased.
methodTwo independent reviewers performed a systematic search in PsychINFO, Web of Science, and Medline, which resulted in 15 studies meeting predefined inclusion criteria. Eligible studies included quantitative peer-reviewed articles and dissertations that assessed psychopathology in relatives of missing person.
resultsAll reviewed studies were focused on disappearances due to war or state terrorism. Prevalence rates of psychopathology were mainly described in terms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression and varied considerably among the studies. Number of experienced traumatic events and kinship to the missing person were identified as correlates of psychopathology. Comparative studies showed that psychopathology levels did not differ between relatives of missing and deceased persons.
conclusionsThe small number of studies and the heterogeneity of the studies limit the understanding of psychopathology in those left behind. More knowledge about psychopathology postdisappearance could be gained by expanding the focus of research beyond disappearances due to war or state terrorism.
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