Complicated grief and uncomplicated grief are distinguishable constructs

Abstract With data from 242 mourners who received help post-loss and were at least 6 months removed from their loss, it was found that symptoms proposed as denoting complicated grief (CG) are distinguishable from reactions representing uncomplicated grief (UG). With data from a subgroup of 130 mourn...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2008-01, Vol.157 (1), p.311-314
Main Authors: Boelen, Paul A, van den Bout, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Distress
Expressed Emotion
Female
Grief
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Quality of life
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Summary:Abstract With data from 242 mourners who received help post-loss and were at least 6 months removed from their loss, it was found that symptoms proposed as denoting complicated grief (CG) are distinguishable from reactions representing uncomplicated grief (UG). With data from a subgroup of 130 mourners, CG but not UG was found to relate to concurrent distress and disability.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2007.05.013