Complicated Grief and Cortisol Response: An Integrative Review of the Literature.
Tina M MasonAllyson R DuffyPublished in: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2018)
Cortisol levels and diurnal patterns are shown to be affected in individuals experiencing CG. With prolonged bereavement and dysregulated cortisol, physical and mental health outcomes may result warranting a need for effective stress reduction therapies for this population.