Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a diagnostic entity now included in the International
Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) and soon to appear in the Diagnostic and …

Losing a loved one is one of life's greatest stressors. Although most bereaved individuals
navigate through a period of intense acute grief that lessens with time, approximately 10 …

Psychological resilience has become a popular concept. Owing to that popularity, the word
resilience has taken on myriad and often overlapping meanings. To be a useful framework …

Key Clinical Points Complicated Grief Complicated grief is unusually severe and prolonged,
and it impairs function in important domains. Characteristic symptoms include intense …

Maior especialista em luto do Brasil e pioneira no tema em nosso país, Maria Helena
Pereira Franco reúne aqui décadas de experiência no atendimento a pessoas enlutadas e …

Background The present meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of psychological interventions
for grief in bereaved adults and explores the possible moderating influence of various study …

Background: Research on resilience in the aftermath of potentially traumatic life events
(PTE) is still evolving. For decades, researchers have documented resilience in children …

Initial research on loss and potentially traumatic events (PTEs) has been dominated by
either a psychopathological approach emphasizing individual dysfunction or an event …

Background Bereavement is a universal experience, and its association with excess
morbidity and mortality is well established. Nevertheless, grief becomes a serious health …

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 …