[HTML][HTML] Prolonged grief disorder: addressing misconceptions with evidence

HG Prigerson, J Singer, C Killikelly - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2024 - Elsevier
There are many misconceptions about Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). We show with data
that PGD is a diagnosis that applies to a rare few of mourners who are at risk of significant …

The most painful estrangement: Death at birth

J Cacciatore - Seminars in Perinatology, 2024 - Elsevier
More than two million babies a year die during or before birth around the world, evoking
grief that is traumatic. Because the psychological, physical, social, and emotional …

Prevalence and correlates of ICD‐11 prolonged grief disorder among adults living in Ukraine during the war with Russia

E Redican, P Hyland, M Shevlin… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although high rates of bereavement are evident in war‐affected populations, no
study has investigated the prevalence and correlates of probable ICD‐11 prolonged grief …

Mental health of homicidally bereaved individuals: a systematic review of post-homicide factors

S Lebel, O Lépine, P Brillon - OMEGA-Journal of death and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Experiencing the homicide of a loved one has a substantial impact on the mental health of
family members and friends who must survive their loved one's tragic death. This systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the distinctiveness of prolonged grief disorder from posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in large bereaved community samples

M Shevlin, E Redican, T Karatzias, P Hyland - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024 - Elsevier
Background This study sought to test the distinctiveness of symptoms of prolonged grief
disorder (PGD) from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Methods …

A role for event centrality in prolonged grief disorder

R Brookman, CB Harris, M O'Connor - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Having a traumatic or negative event at the centre of one's identity is associated with
adverse psychological outcomes including post-traumatic stress, depression, and prolonged …

An attachment perspective on the separation distress hypothesis account of depression

H Steele - Neuropsychoanalysis, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This comment underscores the strong overlap between the separation distress theory (of
depression) proposed by Watt and Panksepp, and attachment theory as conceived by John …

Correlates of prolonged grief, posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms in Brazilian COVID-19 bereaved adults

LT Bolaséll, AM Abadi, AE Brunnet, CH Kristensen… - Death …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The Coronavirus pandemic has hit Brazil exceptionally hard, with more than 700.000
confirmed deaths due to COVID-19, corresponding to an estimated 6.3 million bereaved …

Experiences of Iranian people who lost a partner in road traffic collisions: A descriptive phenomenology

P Yousefali, F Zarani, PA Boelen, A Zabihzadeh… - Death …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores the experiences of Iranian bereaved spouses who lost partners in Road
Traffic Collisions (RTCs) one to three years earlier. Seventeen participants were interviewed …

Hurricane-Force Grief: A Mirror of Fathers' Love

C Denhup - OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
A child's death is a traumatic experience that profoundly impacts parents' psychological,
physical, and social wellbeing. The literature describes gender differences in grief response …