Table 3.
Types of bereavement support interventions.
| One-to-one/family setting | Group setting | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional led | Psychological and counselling: Family Focused Grief Therapy (FFGT)a45,46,75 Supportive counsellinga63,70 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for chronic insomnia53 Bereavement Life Review54 Others: Relaxation training52 Home support67 Soft tissue massage66 |
Bereavement support groups43,51,55,56,57,59,62,70,76
Psychological and counselling: Psychodynamic therapy with supportive educational techniques72 Complicated Grief Group Therapya58 Existential Behaviour Therapy (EBT)42 CBT48 Group psychotherapy49 Others: Creative arts therapy47 Music therapy60 Relaxation training52 |
| Volunteer led | Supportive counselling63,70
Informal home visits73 Volunteer bereavement support/befriending services70,71 |
|
| Peer/self-led | Finding Balance writing tool44 | Social groups (face to face)74
Social groups (online)50 |
a
Included targeted support for high-risk groups.