Context Grief researchers are concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic will precipitate
increases in severe, persistent and disabling grief, termed prolonged grief disorder (PGD) or …

Background There are now over 800,000 registered deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic
worldwide. Researchers have suggested that COVID-19 death characteristics (eg, intensive …

Background Acute grief appears more severe after COVID-19 deaths than natural deaths.
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) also appears prevalent following COVID-19 deaths …

Background Deaths by COVID-19 have left behind nearly 12 million recent bereaved
individuals worldwide and researchers have raised concerns that the circumstances of …

The global COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a major impact on the experience of death,
dying, and bereavement. This study aimed to review and synthesize learning from previous …

Mourning is a coping-with-loss stage that prevents grief from becoming pathologic, ie,
complicated grief (CG) syndrome and persistent complex bereavement disorder (PCBD) …

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with significant social changes due to legislative and
public health requirements, has changed the way in which people experience grief. We …

Context People bereaved from COVID-19 report higher levels of grief than people bereaved
from natural causes. The full impact of this onslaught of grief will not be known for some time …

Millions of people worldwide are mourning the loss of loved ones due to the COVID‐19
epidemic, which may adversely impact their mental health. This meta‐analysis aimed to …

The circumstances of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths embed multiple
traumatic characteristics, alongside several external factors that can disenfranchise …