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

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 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 put various restrictions on grief rituals. Literature
suggests that the restrictions on funerals and grief rituals may increase the chance of …

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst public health crises in a century, with an
expected amount of deaths of several million worldwide and an even bigger number of …

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are undeniably severe. As of the 18th of April
2020, there are nearly 2.2 million confirmed cases and more than 146,000 deaths of …

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

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

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 …