Group Therapy For Dementia Caregivers At Risk For Complicated Grief

The PLGT intervention will include CGGT treatment elements modified to address the pre-loss preparation of caregivers at risk for complicated grief, and will focus on the perceived relationship and attachment status between caregiver and care recipient, how memories of the life together, the illness and the death are interpreted, and strategies for preparing for life without the care recipient. These activities include elements of motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy and prolonged exposure therapy.