2024, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part A

Prolonged grief disorder is a mental disorder consisting of a distinct set of symptoms following the death of a family member or a close friend. 7% - 10% of bereavement young adult will experience the persistent symptoms of prolonged grief disorder. The study aimed at finding out young adults’ level of coping related to prolonged grief disorder. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of talking therapy on coping related to prolonged grief disorder among young adults at selected colleges in Chennai. A pre - experimental one group pretest - posttest research design was adopted for the study and 10 young adults who met inclusion criteria were selected using purposive sampling technique. The level of coping related to prolonged grief disorder was assessed by BRIEF coping scale and talking therapy was given to young adults for three sessions a week about 60 minutes which was followed by the post test. The study findings showed that the pretest mean score was 54.10 with standard deviation of 13.988 and posttest mean score was 77.30 with standard deviation of 15.078. The paired `t` value was 5.858* which revealed that there was a highly statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest level of knowledge at p<0.05.