This article reviews the rationale for the development of diagnostic criteria for Traumatic
Grief. Traumatic Grief is a new nosologic entity that a panel of experts recently proposed. It is …

The role of continuing attachment in adjustment to conjugal loss was examined. At 6 months
postloss, 70 midlife bereaved participants were interviewed to assess different forms of …

Despite the frequency with which physicians encounter bereaved patients, medical training
offers little guidance in the provision of bereavement (" after") care. Physicians are often …

Background. Little is known about the impact of marital dissolution and/or marital harmony
on health service use. Objectives. To examine the ways in which marital dissolution and/or …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an empirically based, psychometrically
sound instrument for the assessment of grief in caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's …

Background. This study examined the association between a diagnosis of traumatic grief
and quality of life outcomes. Method. Sixty-seven widowed persons were interviewed at a …

Chronic dysfunction after complicated grief is not rare and emphasizes the need to identify
bereaved individuals at risk. Three months following bereavement, self-reported psychiatric …

The loss of a family member, significant other, or friend exposes the afflicted person to a
higher risk for several types of psychiatric disorders. In addition to the potential …

Background Abnormal forms of grief, currently referred to as complicated grief or prolonged
grief disorder, have been discussed extensively in recent years. While the diagnostic criteria …

OBJECTIVE: The phenomenology of grief among children and adolescents is not well
studied. A syndrome of traumatic grief, distinct from depression and anxiety, has been …