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Prevalence of complicated grief in a representative population-based sample.

Kersting, Anette, Brähler, Elmar, Glaesmer, Heide, Wagner, Birgit·2011·Journal of Affective Disorders

DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2010.11.032

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Background Complicated grief (CG) has been proposed as a distinct diagnostic category in the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). However, few epidemiological studies to date have measured CG in the general population.Methods Prevalence of CG, sociodemographic characteristics, and grief-related factors were examined in a representative population-based survey (N = 2520) through face-to-face contact. The sample included all bereaved subpopulations and all age groups from 14 to 95 years.Results The conditional prevalence of developing CG after major bereavement was 6.7%; the prevalence of CG in the general sample was 3.7%. Predictors of higher risk for developing CG were female gender, lower income (< €1250/month), older age (> 61 years), having lost a child or a spouse, or cancer as the cause of death.Limitations The sample of bereaved people was small, and some categories contained very few cases. Psychiatric comorbidities were not assessed in this study.Conclusions The results indicate that CG is prevalent in the population, and risk factors were identified.

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An evaluation of the associations among posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and complicated grief in active duty military personnel with traumatic loss
Jacoby, V. M., Straud, C. L., Tyler, H. C., Dondanville, K. A., Yarvis, J. S., Mintz, J., Young‐McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Wachen, J. S., & Resick, P. A. (2024) · Journal of Traumatic Stress · doi:10.1002/jts.23080 · Cited by 2
Is COVID-19 loss more associated with prolonged grief disorder than other losses?
İnci̇, F., Varol, B., Kamışlı, S., Terzioğlu, C., Bağcaz, A., & Kılıç, C. (2024) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2024.2406343 · Cited by 2
“According to Kersting et al. (2011), losses due to suicide or violent causes were associated with more severe grief reactions compared to sudden and unexpected natural deaths.”
Mapping the Landscape of Those Left Behind When a Person With Dementia Dies
Baker, Z. G., Han, S., Sefcik, J. S., Petrovsky, D., Ma, K. P. K., Smith, M. L., Bacsu, J.-D., Rahemi, Z., & Saenz, J. L. (2024) · Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders · doi:10.1097/wad.0000000000000645 · Cited by 2
“9 But the literature on the consequences of ADRD-related bereavement remains small and almost exclusively focused on a single primary caregiver.”
Psychosocial resilience surrounding age-typical losses among older adults in Sweden: group-based trajectories over a 25-year-period
Agahi, N., Augustsson, E., McGarrigle, C., Rostgaard, T., & Fritzell, J. (2024) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1434439 · Cited by 4
“This may be an indication of so-called complicated or prolonged grief (47) in response to partner or functional loss.”
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Cultural adaptation of a self-help app for grieving Syrian refugees in Switzerland. A feasibility and acceptability pilot-RCT
Aeschlimann, A., Heim, E., Killikelly, C., Mahmoud, N., Haji, F., Stoeckli, R. T., Aebersold, M., Thoma, M. V., & Maercker, A. R. A. (2025) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2025.100800 · Cited by 2
“These challenges include heightened risks of cardiovascular problems, elevated blood pressure, substance misuse, harmful health behaviors, and suicidal tendencies (Fujisawa et al., 2010; Kersting et al., 2011; Maercker et al., 2008; Prigerson et al., 2009).”
Two Cases of Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Diagnosed in the Acute Inpatient Unit
Olaolu, O., Tumenta, T., Adeyemo, S., Popoola, O., Oladeji, O., & Olupona, T. (2020) · Case Reports in Psychiatry · doi:10.1155/2020/3632060 · Cited by 3
Trauer bei Kindern
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Lessons learned implementing community‐based comprehensive case management for families surviving homicide
Spilsbury, J. C., Phelps, N. L., Zatta, E., Creeden, R., & Regoeczi, W. C. (2016) · Child & Family Social Work · doi:10.1111/cfs.12333 · Cited by 2
“The scientific literature has underscored the traumatic stress and intense, complex grief that may be frequently experienced by homicide survivors (Gross 2007; Kersting et al. 2011; Malone 2007).”
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Two Psychosocial Interventions for Complicated Grief: Review of Principles and Evidence Base
O’Day, E. B., & Goetter, E. M. (2017) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65241-2_12 · Cited by 3
Die Psychologie des Verlusterlebens
Znoj, H. (2018) · Neurotransmitter · doi:10.1007/s15016-018-6499-1 · Cited by 2
Complicated grief group therapy for community-residing persons diagnosed with serious mental illness
Supiano, K. P., Larsen, P., Riley, C., Hutton, A., Iacob, E., Walker, A., & Morrison, S. J. (2021) · Social Work in Mental Health · doi:10.1080/15332985.2021.1940419 · Cited by 2
“Persons diagnosed with serious mental illness experiencing CG represent a large, vulnerable population of persons for whom traditional care is therapeutically insufficient (Kersting et al., 2011), resulting in an underserved population with unmet needs (Shear, Muldberg, & Periyakoil, 2017).”
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A sudden and unexpected death of a spouse and the severity of symptoms of complicated grief and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Ludwikowska-Świeboda, K. (2022) · Kwartalnik Naukowy Fides et Ratio · doi:10.34766/fetr.v49i1.1049 · Cited by 2
Predictors of Client Satisfaction With Bereavement Counselling: The Role of Negative Effects
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“The loss of a child represented a distinct category because it has been shown to be a risk factor for complicated and prolonged grieving and is associated with unique cognitions and emotions (Djelantik et al., 2020; Kersting et al., 2011; Lundorff et al., 2017; Morris et al., 2019).”
Complicated Grief: How is it Conceptualized by Professionals?
Dodd, A., Guérin, S., Delaney, S., & Dodd, P. C. (2020) · Journal of Loss and Trauma · doi:10.1080/15325024.2020.1722460 · Cited by 2
The relationship between bereavement-related guilt and suicide ideation in Turkish bereaved adults
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“Therapists are recommended to use evidence-based methods such as psychoeducation, reconstructing erroneous cognitions, normalization, imagery rescripting, and fostering self-compassion (Kersting et al., 2011; Markin, 2017; Young et al., 2021).”
Bereavement versus health loss: the relationship of loss type with psychological growth
Şen, D. T., Bağcaz, A., & Koçak, O. M. (2025) · Psychology Health & Medicine · doi:10.1080/13548506.2025.2460335 · Cited by 1
“In addition, the longer time since the loss was associated with the lower severity of the symptoms (Kersting et al., 2011; Mizuno et al., 2012; van der Houwen et al., 2010).”
Detecting risk for depression and anxiety symptoms among older bereaved women using text-based analysis in the Nurses’ Health Study II
Hillcoat, A., Jeon, E. D., Shrestha, M., Jha, S. C., Kang, J. H., Rich-Edwards, J. W., & Denckla, C. A. (2025) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf056 · Cited by 1
Is the dual process model of bereavement effective among older bereaved parents in China? An examination of the oscillation process and the effects of overloading
Yang, L., & Subramanian, S. V. (2025) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118042 · Cited by 1
The Pandemic Grief Scale and Pandemic Grief Risk Factors
Redondo-Armenteros, A., Fernández‐Alcántara, M., Pérez‐Marfil, M. N., Cabañero‐Martínez, M. J., Neimeyer, R. A., & Cruz‐Quintana, F. (2025) · European Journal of Psychology Open · doi:10.1024/2673-8627/a000082 · Cited by 1
Instruments for measuring grief in bereaved adults: a protocol for a COSMIN-based systematic review
Liu, J., Ou, M., & Xu, X. (2025) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093845 · Cited by 1
Trauer und Trauerverständnis heute
Döll-Hentschker, S. (2025) · PSYCHE · doi:10.21706/ps-79-12-987 · Cited by 1
The Role of Meaning-Making on the Duration of Grief Among Suicide Loss Survivors
Ho, H.-Y., Chan, Y. C., & Chen, Y. (2026) · OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying · doi:10.1177/00302228261418474 · Cited by 2
The systematics of psychogenic depressions (reactions of complicated grief)
Voronova, E. I. (2015) · S S Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry · doi:10.17116/jnevro201511511231-39 · Cited by 1
Singing an Imaginal Dialogue: A Study of a Bereavement-Specific Music Therapy Intervention
Iliya, Y. A. (2014) · Cited by 1
Ensuring families receive appropriate care after infant loss
Noakes, A. (2017) · Journal of Health Visiting · doi:10.12968/johv.2017.5.10.490 · Cited by 1
Bereavement in an Elderly Client: Making Sense and Finding Meaning
Lee, A., & Choo, C. C. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-13-7631-3_7 · Cited by 1
Peer Support for the Bereaved
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Development of a Korean version of the Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (K-BCCS)
Kwon, S., & Kim, Y.-J. (2021) · The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education · doi:10.5977/jkasne.2021.27.2.197 · Cited by 1
“사별 후 적응과 복합적 슬픔은 성 별, 연령, 사회경제적 상태, 건강 상태, 고인과의 관계, 사망의 원 인 등의 개인적 요인뿐 아니라[2,3], 임종 돌봄에 대한 긍정적 혹 은 부정적 인식과 기억, 고인의 임종에 대한 준비 정도, 그리고 임종기에 받은 심리적 지지에 의해 영향을 받는다[4-6].”
Grief, Loss, and Stress
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Bereavement
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Simultaneous Individual Complicated Grief Treatment With a Couple
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“Anna and John entered the delivery room with significant psychological vulnerabilities and then experienced an established risk factor for complicated grief (Kersting et al., 2011), the loss of a child.”
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Authors: Kersting, A., Brähler, E., Glaesmer, H., & Wagner, B.
Affiliations: Leipzig University (DE)
Corresponding author: Wagner, Birgit
ORCID: Kersting, Anette
Brähler, Elmar
Glaesmer, Heide
Wagner, Birgit
Venue: Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2011-06
Volume: 131
Issue: 1-3
Pages: 339-343
ISSN: 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.11.032
OpenAlex: W2073391963
Cited by: 628
References: 24
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 58 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 55 · 2018: 54 · 2017: 60 · 2016: 42 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 19
FWCI: 22.79
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords: complicated grief, bereavement, prevalence, risk factors, gender differences, socioeconomic status, loss of a child, death of a spouse, cancer mortality, general population
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bereavement, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Germany, Grief, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Prevalence, Young Adult

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