Table 3.
Receptivity to treatment among bereaved individuals with or without complicated grief (N=135).
| Receptivity to Treatment Among Bereaved Individuals |
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| Receptivity to Specific Types of Treatment | Total Sample (N=135) % (n) |
Without Complicated Grief Disorder (n=119) % (n) |
With Complicated Grief Disorder (N=16) % (n) |
Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% C.I.)a |
| If you were diagnosed with a mental illness, would you be interested in receiving treatment for this condition? |
98.5% (133) | 98.3% (117) | 100.0% (16) | ------------b |
| If you were diagnosed with a mental illness, would you be willing to receive help for this condition if others thought you would benefit from it? |
98.5% (133) | 98.3% (117) | 100.0% (16) | ------------b |
| Which of the following bereavement interventions would you be receptive to? |
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| • Bereavement support group | 88.9% (120) | 88.2% (105) | 93.8% (15) | 1.6 (0.2–13.3) |
| • Psychotherapy | 83.0% (112) | 81.5% (97) | 93.8% (15) | 3.2 (0.4–26.1) |
| • Medication | 78.5% (106) | 78.2% (93) | 81.3% (13) | 1.1 (0.3–4.3) |
| • Religious group/counselor | 79.3% (107) | 79.0% (94) | 81.3% (13) | 1.1 (0.3–4.1) |
a
Adjusted for age, sex, and education; 95% C.I. = 95% Confidence Interval.
b
Odds ratio could not be computed due to 100% receptivity to treatment among individuals with complicated grief.
NOTE: The two groups did not differ significantly with respect to assessed receptivity to treatment.