This narrative state-of-the-art review paper describes the progress in the understanding and
treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Over the last four decades, the scientific …

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 …

Among the important changes in the ICD‐11 is the addition of 21 new mental disorders. New
categories are typically proposed to: a) improve the usefulness of morbidity statistics; b) …

The well-replicated observation that many people maintain mental health despite exposure
to severe psychological or physical adversity has ignited interest in the mechanisms that …

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

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 diagnostic concepts of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other disorders
specifically associated with stress have been intensively discussed among neuro‐and social …

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 …

Experiences of social rejection, exclusion or loss are generally considered to be some of the
most'painful'experiences that we endure. Indeed, many of us go to great lengths to avoid …

Bereavement is a severe stressor that typically incites painful and debilitating symptoms of
acute grief that commonly progresses to restoration of a satisfactory, if changed, life …