An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria.
This article sets the scene for the current debate on the concept of complicated grief. Issues identified with diagnosis of individuals with complicated grief include concerns about misuse of the term, distinctions between normal and complicated grief and fears regarding stigmatisation associated w...
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| author | Lobb, E. Kristjanson, Linda Aoun, Samar Monterosso, L. |
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| description | This article sets the scene for the current debate on the concept of complicated grief. Issues identified with diagnosis of individuals with complicated grief include concerns about misuse of the term, distinctions between normal and complicated grief and fears regarding stigmatisation associated with potential DSM-V classifications of complicated grief. Use of the term as described by Prigerson and colleagues reflects current best evidence, addresses concerns related to definitional error and would assist in progressing research and clinical practice in a more consistent manner if this were used by clinicians, researchers, health policy makers and educators. Such progress will be further assisted when consensus on the diagnostic criteria for complicated grief is achieved. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-99822017-01-30T11:16:11Z An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. Lobb, E. Kristjanson, Linda Aoun, Samar Monterosso, L. complicated grief diagnostic criteria Grief grief terminology This article sets the scene for the current debate on the concept of complicated grief. Issues identified with diagnosis of individuals with complicated grief include concerns about misuse of the term, distinctions between normal and complicated grief and fears regarding stigmatisation associated with potential DSM-V classifications of complicated grief. Use of the term as described by Prigerson and colleagues reflects current best evidence, addresses concerns related to definitional error and would assist in progressing research and clinical practice in a more consistent manner if this were used by clinicians, researchers, health policy makers and educators. Such progress will be further assisted when consensus on the diagnostic criteria for complicated grief is achieved. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9982 Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement fulltext |
| spellingShingle | complicated grief diagnostic criteria Grief grief terminology Lobb, E. Kristjanson, Linda Aoun, Samar Monterosso, L. An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| title | An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| title_full | An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| title_fullStr | An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| title_full_unstemmed | An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| title_short | An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| title_sort | overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria. |
| topic | complicated grief diagnostic criteria Grief grief terminology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9982 |