Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11

Holly G. Prigerson; Mardi J. Horowitz; Selby C. Jacobs; Colin M. Parkes; Mihaela Aslan; Karl Goodkin; Beverley Raphael; Samuel J. Marwit; Camille Wortman; Robert A. Neimeyer; George Bonanno; Susan D. Block; David Kissane; Paul Boelen; Andreas Maercker; Brett T. Litz; Jeffrey G. Johnson; Michael B. First; Paul K. Maciejewski

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000121

Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11

Holly G. Prigerson
, Mardi J. Horowitz
, Selby C. Jacobs
, Colin M. Parkes
, Mihaela Aslan
, Karl Goodkin
, Beverley Raphael
, Samuel J. Marwit
, Camille Wortman
, Robert A. Neimeyer
, George Bonanno
, Susan D. Block
, David Kissane
, Paul Boelen
, Andreas Maercker
, Brett T. Litz
, Jeffrey G. Johnson
, Michael B. First
, Paul K. Maciejewski

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	e1000121
Number of pages	12
Journal	PLoS Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000121
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Prigerson, H. G., Horowitz, M. J., Jacobs, S. C., Parkes, C. M., Aslan, M., Goodkin, K., Raphael, B., Marwit, S. J., Wortman, C., Neimeyer, R. A., Bonanno, G., Block, S. D., Kissane, D., Boelen, P., Maercker, A., Litz, B. T., Johnson, J. G., First, M. B., & Maciejewski, P. K. (2009). Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11. PLoS Medicine, 6(8), Article e1000121. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000121

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