The world's population is aging, bringing about an ever‐greater burden of mental disorders
in older adults. Given multimorbidities, the mental health care of these people and their …

Prolonged grief disorder has recently been added to the International Classification of
Diseases, 11th edition and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5, Text …

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) …

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

Introduction When grief reactions after bereavement are so intense that they impair daily
functioning, a diagnosis of disturbed grief may apply. Slightly differing criteria-sets for …

Background 'Complicated grief reactions' is an umbrella term covering symptoms of
prolonged grief disorder (PGS) and other post-loss complications, including symptoms of …

The question of 'what is a mental disorder?'is central to the philosophy of psychiatry, and has
crucial practical implications for psychiatric nosology. Rather than approaching the problem …

The death of a loved one represents one of the most distressing and potentially traumatic life
events in childhood and adolescence. Grief reactions in youth are influenced by ongoing …

Background Prolonged grief is a disorder (PGD) characterized by severe and disabling grief
reactions for an extended period of time after the loss of a significant person. ICD-11 and …

With the COVID-19 pandemic prompting predictions of a “grief pandemic,” rates and risks for
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) warrant further investigation. Data were collected online …