Background Previous research has indicated that one out of ten naturally bereaved
individuals develops prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Less is known about the prevalence of …

Between 48 million and 500 million people are thought to experience suicide bereavement
every year. Over the past decade, increased policy attention has been directed towards …

Objective Unexpected death of a loved one is common and associated with subsequent
elevations in symptoms of multiple forms of psychopathology. Determining whether this …

This is a review of the relevant empirical literature concerning the DSM‐IV‐TR diagnostic
criteria for PTSD. Most of this work has focused on Criteria A1 and A2, the two components …

This paper reviews the literature on the psychological consequences of sudden and violent
losses, including disaster and military losses. It also reviews risk and resilience factors for …

This reprinted article originally appeared in Psychological Bulletin, 2006, Vol 132 (6), 959-
992.(The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2006-20202-007.) Meta …

A cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of complicated grief (CG) is introduced that offers a
framework for the generation of hypotheses about mechanisms that underlie CG and that …

In the mnemonic model of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the current memory of a
negative event, not the event itself, determines symptoms. The model is an alternative to the …

Bereavement following violent loss by accident, homicide or suicide increases the risk for
complications in grieving. This is the first study to examine a constructivist model of grief that …

This study examined the relative contribution of objective risk factors and meaning-making to
grief severity among 157 parents who had lost a child to death. Participants completed the …