TY - JOUR AU - Scheidt, Carl Eduard AU - Waller, Nicola AU - Wangler, Jutta AU - Hasenburg, Anette AU - Kersting, Anette PY - 2015/09/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Mourning after Perinatal Death-Prevalence of Symptoms and Treatment; A Narrative Review JF - International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture JA - Int J Body Mind Cult VL - 2 IS - 2 SE - Review Article(s) DO - 10.22122/ijbmc.v2i2.30 UR - https://ijbmc.org/index.php/ijbmc/article/view/30 SP - 62-75 AB - <p>Perinatal loss, especially in the advanced stages of pregnancy, is associated with severe psychological distress. Insufficient processing of the loss experience can result in a psychological disorder for some of those affected. This holds true especially for women who have suffered a pregnancy loss after the 20<sup>th</sup> week of pregnancy. Depressive disorders, symptoms of anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders, and functional physical complaints can also be observed in the foreground. Following an evaluation of a current Cochrane review, the available studies on the evaluation of psychotherapeutic measures after perinatal loss provide no conclusive indicators for evidence-based approaches within the realm of secondary prevention. Health risks in women affected by the loss of a pregnancy have been alternatively proven by a number of studies. Thus, a noticeable desideratum of research exists with regards to empirically-controlled psychotherapeutic studies on evaluation of the treatment of grief reactions after the loss of a pregnancy.</p> ER -