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- Title
Symptoms and levels of ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder in a representative community sample of UK adults.
- Authors
Shevlin, Mark; Redican, Enya; Hyland, Philip; Murphy, Jamie; Karatzias, Thanos; McBride, Orla; Bennett, Kate; Butter, Sarah; Hartman, Todd K.; Vallières, Frédérique; Bentall, Richard P.
- Abstract
Background: Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a new disorder included in ICD-11 (WHO, 2018). There is a growing body of literature surrounding the prevalence and correlates of ICD-11 PGD symptoms as assessed using various measures. This study was the first to assess levels of ICD-11 PGD symptoms as measured by the International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale (IPGDS), a self-report scale directly aligned with the ICD-11 definition of PGD, among the United Kingdom adult general population, and identify correlates. Method: Participants included 2025 adults who participated in Wave 5 of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium Study (C19PRC-UK). Prevalence rates of PGD were estimated based on two commonly used algorithms defined as 'strict' and 'moderate'. Sociodemographic, loss-related, and mental health correlates (i.e., anxiety, depression, mental health treatment seeking, loneliness) of strict and moderate PGD were then examined using multinomial logistic regressions. Results: It was found that 2.4% (n = 43) of participants met probable caseness for PGD using the strict criteria while 7.9% (n = 140) met probable caseness for PGD using the moderate criteria. Multinomial logistic regression analysis results showed, as predicted, that income, time since bereavement, death of a child, religiosity, and depression were associated with both moderate and strict PGD. Correlates of moderate PGD included country of residence, urbanicity, younger age of bereaved, and loneliness. Conclusions: This study highlights that some symptoms of PGD are commonly reported in the general population, although relatively few meet the criteria for clinical significance. The routine assessment for PGD following a bereavement is discussed and the development of appropriate interventions are recommended.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; MENTAL health services; COMPLICATED grief; INTERNATIONAL Statistical Classification of Diseases &; Related Health Problems; GRIEF; PSYCHOLOGICAL research
- Publication
Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2023, Vol 58, Issue 10, p1535
- ISSN
0933-7954
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00127-023-02469-1