Prolonged grief disorder: Course, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment

KL Szuhany, M Malgaroli, CD Miron, NM Simon - Focus, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
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 …

The neurobiological reward system in Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD): A systematic review

SE Kakarala, KE Roberts, M Rogers, T Coats… - Psychiatry Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a debilitating condition affecting between 7%
and 10% of bereaved individuals. Past imaging and psychological studies have proposed …

Salivary and plasmatic oxytocin are not reliable trait markers of the physiology of the oxytocin system in humans

D Martins, AS Gabay, M Mehta, Y Paloyelis - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Single measurements of salivary and plasmatic oxytocin are used as indicators of the
physiology of the oxytocin system. However, questions remain about whether they are …

A decennial review of psychotraumatology: what did we learn and where are we going?

M Olff, A Amstadter, C Armour… - European journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
On 6 December 2019 we start the 10th year of the European Journal of Psychotraumatogy
(EJPT), a full Open Access journal on psychotrauma. This editorial is part of a special issue …

Interactions between the κ opioid system, corticotropin-releasing hormone and oxytocin in partner loss

KL Bales, FD Rogers - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Selective adult social attachments, or 'pair bonds', represent central relationships for
individuals in a number of social species, including humans. Loss of a pair mate has …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral oxytocin concentrations in psychiatric disorders–A systematic review and methanalysis: Further evidence

AC Ferreira, F de Lima Osório - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased interest in understanding how changes in the oxytocinergic system are associated
with the etiology and progression of psychiatric disorders has currently boosted the …

Neuroendocrine mechanisms of grief and bereavement: A systematic review and implications for future interventions

D Hopf, M Eckstein, C Aguilar‐Raab… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bereavement is associated with many negative behavioural, psychological and
physiological consequences and leads to an increased risk of mortality and morbidity …

The brain oxytocin and corticotropin-releasing factor systems in grieving mothers: what we know and what we need to learn

L Demarchi, JL Pawluski, OJ Bosch - Peptides, 2021 - Elsevier
The bond between a mother and her child is the strongest bond in nature. Consequently, the
loss of a child is one of the most stressful and traumatic life events that causes Prolonged …

Traumatic grief research and care in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

AAAMJ Djelantik, E Bui, M O'Connor… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: A significant increase in the number of individuals suffering from prolonged
grief disorder is expected in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic for two main reasons …

From love to pain: is oxytocin the key to grief complications?

H Bottemanne, I English, L Bottemanne, P Torres… - L'encephale, 2024 - Elsevier
While most adults confronted with the death of a loved one manage to grieve, about 10–20%
of individuals develop complicated grief, characterized by persistent distress and impaired …