@article{MaassHofmannPerlingeretal.2020,
  author    = {Maaß, Ulrike and Hofmann, Laura and Perlinger, Julia and Wagner, Birgit},
  title     = {Effects of bereavement groups-a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  series = {Death studies},
  volume    = {46},
  journal   = {Death studies},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Taylor \& Francis},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0748-1187},
  doi       = {10.1080/07481187.2020.1772410},
  pages     = {708 -- 718},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {This review summarizes the evidence of bereavement groups for symptoms of grief and depression. The literature search using Web of Science, EBSCO, PubMed, CINAHL, and MEDLINE yielded 14 studies (N = 1519) meeting the inclusion criteria (i.e., randomized-controlled trials, bereaved adults, bereavement group, validated measures). Overall, bereavement groups were marginally more effective than control groups post-treatment (gG = 0.33, gD = 0.22) but not at follow-up. Although tertiary interventions yielded larger effect sizes than secondary interventions, the difference was not significant. The results imply that the evidence for bereavement groups is weak, although the large heterogeneity of concepts for intervention and control groups limits the generalizability.},
  language  = {en}
}