Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China
This study investigates Chinese people’s opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online survey, over half (56.5%) agreed that grief could be a mental disorder under certain circumstances, such as harm to self or...
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| author | Tang, S. Chow, A. Breen, Lauren Prigerson, H. |
| author_facet | Tang, S. Chow, A. Breen, Lauren Prigerson, H. |
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| description | This study investigates Chinese people’s opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online survey, over half (56.5%) agreed that grief could be a mental disorder under certain circumstances, such as harm to self or others, functional impairment, and persistent grief. Primary reasons against the diagnosis were that grief is normal and its intensity decreases over time. A small proportion of opponents also expressed concerns about stigmatization resulting from labeling grief as being pathological. Younger, male, and full-time employed adults tended to support diagnosing grief as a mental disorder. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-742572019-05-08T05:12:04Z Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China Tang, S. Chow, A. Breen, Lauren Prigerson, H. This study investigates Chinese people’s opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online survey, over half (56.5%) agreed that grief could be a mental disorder under certain circumstances, such as harm to self or others, functional impairment, and persistent grief. Primary reasons against the diagnosis were that grief is normal and its intensity decreases over time. A small proportion of opponents also expressed concerns about stigmatization resulting from labeling grief as being pathological. Younger, male, and full-time employed adults tended to support diagnosing grief as a mental disorder. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74257 10.1080/07481187.2018.1527415 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Tang, S. Chow, A. Breen, Lauren Prigerson, H. Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China |
| title | Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China |
| title_full | Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China |
| title_fullStr | Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China |
| title_short | Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China |
| title_sort | can grief be a mental disorder? an online survey on public opinion in mainland china |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74257 |