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 …

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

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: Meeting the needs of people bereaved by COVID-19 poses a substantial
challenge to palliative care. The Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) is a 5-item mental health …

Context Pioneering empirical studies show that people bereaved due to COVID-19
experience elevated acute grief, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depressive symptom …

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 …

This study examined the relationship between reactions of the bereaved to conditions of the
pandemic and severity of their grief and levels of impairment. A total of 831 American adults …

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 …

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

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths worldwide, leading to
symptoms of grief among the bereaved. Neither the burden of severe grief nor its predictors …