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- Title
Prolonged grief disorder: Psychometric validation of criteria proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11.
- Authors
Prigerson, Holly G; Horowitz, Mardi J; Jacobs, Selby C; Parkes, Colin M; Aslan, Mihaela; Goodkin, Karl; Raphael, Beverley; Marwit, Samuel J; Wortman, Camille; Neimeyer, Robert A; Bonanno, George A; Block, Susan D; Kissane, David; Boelen, Paul; Maercker, Andreas; Litz, Brett T; Johnson, Jeffrey G; First, Michael B; Maciejewski, Paul K
- Abstract
Bereavement is a universal experience, and its association with excess morbidity and mortality is well established. Nevertheless, grief becomes a serious health concern for a relative few. For such individuals, intense grief persists, is distressing and disabling, and may meet criteria as a distinct mental disorder. At present, grief is not recognized as a mental disorder in the DSM-IV or ICD-10. The goal of this study was to determine the psychometric validity of criteria for prolonged grief disorder (PGD) to enhance the detection and potential treatment of bereaved individuals at heightened risk of persistent distress and dysfunction.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2009, Vol 6, Issue 8, pe1000121
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1000121