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Wendy Lichtenthal

Primary Position
Assisting Attending Psychologist
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Other
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
I am currently conducting an NCI-funded study to adapt Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy into Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy for parents who lost a child to cancer, which will be piloted with parents who are experiencing elevated prolonged grief symptoms.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
eMAIL
lichtenw@mskcc.org
Phone(s)
(646) 888-4812
Keywords
Bereavement
prolonged grief disorder
bereaved parents
meaning-making
intervention development
Publications of Interest

Lichtenthal WG, Neimeyer RA, Currier JM, Roberts K, Jordan N. Cause of death and the quest for meaning after the loss of a child. Death Stud 2013; 37(4):311-342.

Holland JM, Thompson KL, Rozalski V, Lichtenthal WG. Bereavement-related regret trajectories among widowed older adults. J of Gerontology: Psychol Science in press.

Wiener L, Sweeney C, Baird K, Merchant MS, Warren KE, Corner GW, Roberts KE, Lichtenthal WG. What do parents want to know when considering autopsy for their child with cancer? Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in press.

Lichtenthal WG. Schema therapy for the lost relationship. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Techniques in Grief Therapy: Creative Strategies for Counseling the Bereaved (pp. 139-141). New York: Routledge; 2012

Lichtenthal WG, Breitbart, W. Finding meaning through the attitude one takes. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Techniques in Grief Therapy: Creative Strategies for Counseling the Bereaved (pp. 161-164). New York: Routledge; 2012