This scoping review examined grief related to the incarceration of a family member in order to establish a theoretical framework. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Social Sciences Citation Index, Embase, PsycInfo, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials & Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PILOTS, and Psychiatry Online was conducted. We extracted data on sample characteristics, study design, purpose of the study, grief measure used, grief term and definition used, and key qualitative and quantitative findings. Twenty-five studies met inclusion criteria. Most studies used the terms ‘ambiguous loss’ (n = 15) and ‘disenfranchised grief’ (n = 12); however, grief terms and their definitions varied. The review identified 14 unique terms and more than 20 definitions. In several cases, the same term was defined and conceptualized differently between studies. This review also revealed shortcomings in existing theoretical frameworks for grief related to incarceration. Grief related to losing a family member to incarceration involves two distinct constructs: non-traditional losses and cascading losses. Non-traditional losses (measured on a continuum) capture elements of a loss to incarceration that are unique (compared to a loss via death) or may not be socially accepted, whereas cascading losses refers to the ongoing losses that one may experience related to the incarceration (e.g., loss of financial stability). This framework provides the field with consistent constructs and definitions that can be used to further advance research in incarceration-related grief and facilitates an improved ability to replicate findings between laboratories.

本范围综述研究了与家庭成员被监禁相关的悲伤，以建立理论框架。对PubMed、社会科学引文索引、Embase、PsycInfo、心理学与行为科学、CINAHL、Cochrane对照试验中心注册和Cochrane系统评价数据库、PILOTS和Psychiatry Online进行了全面搜索。我们提取了有关样本特征、研究设计、研究目的、使用的悲伤测量、使用的悲伤术语和定义以及关键定性和定量结果的数据。25项研究符合纳入标准。大多数研究使用术语“模棱两可的损失”（n = 15）和“被剥夺权利的悲伤”（n = 12）;然而，悲伤术语及其定义各不相同。该审查确定了 14 个独特的术语和 20 多个定义。在一些情况下，同一术语在研究之间的定义和概念化不同。本综述还揭示了与监禁相关的悲伤的现有理论框架的缺陷。与因监禁而失去家人相关的悲痛涉及两个不同的结构：非传统损失和级联损失。非传统损失（以连续体衡量）捕捉了监禁损失的独特要素（与死亡损失相比）或可能不被社会接受，而级联损失是指一个人可能经历的与监禁相关的持续损失（例如，失去财务稳定性）。该框架为该领域提供了一致的结构和定义，可用于进一步推进与监禁相关的悲伤的研究，并有助于提高在实验室之间复制结果的能力。