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Prevalence of complicated grief in a representative population-based sample.
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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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“he loss of a child is recognized as a very difficult life experience, which can often cause complicated grief (CG) reactions that risk negatively affecting psychological and physical well-being.1,2 In a population-based sample, bereaved individuals who had lost a child showed the highest prevalence of CG.3 Perinatal l…”
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- Authors
- Kersting, A., Brähler, E., Glaesmer, H., & Wagner, B.
- Affiliations
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- 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)
- OpenAlex
- W2073391963
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- 628
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- 24
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- FWCI
- 22.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- 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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