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A bereavement support group reduced grief and distress in bereaved, homosexual men

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.2.4.116

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    Goodkin K, Blaney NT,Feaster DJet al. A randomized controlled clinical trial of a bereavement support group intervention in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive and -Seronegative homosexual men.Arch Gen Psychiatry1999 Jan; 56:52–9.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Question In homosexual men who have lost a close friend or intimate partner to AIDS, does a bereavement support group reduce grief and overall distress?

    Design

    10 week randomised, unblinded, controlled trial.

    Setting

    Centres in the US.

    Patients

    197 homosexual men who were 18–65 years of age (mean age 38 y, 63% white, 58% HIV-1 seropositive), had lost a close friend or partner to AIDS in the previous 6 months, rated the loss as having a substantial negative effect, and were fluent in English. Exclusion criteria included prescribed medication that affected immune function, CD4 cell counts <0.05 x 109/l (50 cells/mm3), alcohol or substance dependence, …

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    • Source of funding: National Institute of Mental Health.

    • For correspondence: Dr K Goodkin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (M836), University of Miami School of Medicine, 1400 NW 10th Avenue, Room 803-A, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Fax +1 305 243 4062.