Table 2.

Pretreatment Comparison of Treatment Groups

	Complicated Grief Treatment (n = 49)*	Interpersonal Therapy (n = 46)*	Value x2 or t	df	Value P
Age, mean (SD), y	49.4 (13.9)	47.3 (11.3)	0.80	93	.42
Male	6 (12)	6 (13)	0.01	1	.91
White	36 (75)	36 (78)	0.14	1	.71
Education
<12 y	12 (27)	7 (16)	2.61	3	.46
Partial college	17 (38)	16 (36)
4-y college	8 (18)	11 (25)
Postgraduate	8 (18)	12 (27)
Marital status
Never married	9 (18)	9 (20)	3.25	3	.36
Married	12 (24)	18 (39)
Separated/divorced	16 (33)	9 (20)
Widowed	12 (24)	10 (22)
Relationship of deceased
Spouse/partner	17 (35)	9 (20)	4.44	3	.22
Parent	12 (24)	14 (30)
Child	10 (20)	16 (35)
Other	10 (20)	7 (16)
Violent death of deceased	16 (33)	15 (33)	0.11	1	.99
Years since loss, median (range)†	2.1 (0.5–36.6)	2.5 (0.5–22.3)	−0.08	93	.94
Major depressive disorder
Current	22 (45)	19 (41)	0.13	1	.72
Lifetime	33 (67)	33 (72)	0.22	1	.64
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Current	24 (49)	21 (46)	0.11	1	.75
Lifetime	27 (55)	24 (52)	0.08	1	.77
Inventory of Complicated Grief score, mean (SD)‡	45.8 (8.0)	44.2 (9.9)	0.87	93	.39
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score, mean (SD)§	24.5 (9.2)	22.3 (8.9)	1.18	93	.24
Structured Interview Guide for Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety score, mean (SD)I	19.7 (7.8)	18.9 (7.9)	0.49	93	.63

^*Data are expressed as No. (%) unless otherwise noted.

^†Natural log transformation prior to statistical comparison.

^‡Mean (SD) scores for healthy controls are reported as 10.28 (6.6); mean (SD) score in a bereaved population is 17.74 (12.4).⁴

^§Scores of 23 or greater indicate very severe depression; 19 to 22, severe; 14 to 18, moderate; 8 to 13, mild; and 7 or less, none.^42,43

IScores in healthy controls are reported as less than 5; scores greater than 14 are considered clinically important.^44,45