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Is there more to complicated grief than depression and posttraumatic stress disorder? A test of incremental validity.
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There is growing interest in complicated grief reactions as a possible new diagnostic category for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. However, no research has yet shown that complicated grief has incremental validity (i.e., predicts unique variance in functioning). The authors addressed this issue in 2 studies by comparing grief, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms with different measures of functioning (interviewer ratings, friend ratings, self-report, and autonomic arousal). The 1st study (N = 73) used longitudinal data collected at 4 and 18 months postloss, and the 2nd study (N = 447) used cross-sectional data collected 2.5-3.5 years postloss. With depression and PTSD controlled, grief emerged as a unique predictor of functioning, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. The findings provide convergent support for the incremental validity of complicated grief as an independent marker of bereavement-related psychopathology.
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“Importantly, it has been shown that the symptoms of prolonged grief disorder contribute to impaired functioning beyond the effects of co-occurring depression and PTSD 67 .”
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“grief reactions, which may involve various emotions, cognitive impairment, health problems, and impaired role functioning (Bonanno et al., 2007).”
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- Authors
- Bonanno, G. A., Neria, Y., Mancini, A., Coifman, K. G., Litz, B., & Insel, B.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Published
- 2007-05
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 342-351
- ISSN
- 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1846
- OpenAlex
- W1970652546
- Cited by
- 288
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 22
- FWCI
- 14.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (R29-MH57274; R01-MH73595)
- Spunk Fund Inc.
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- complicated grief, bereavement, incremental validity, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, functioning, autonomic arousal, DSM-5
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Depressive Disorder, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Grief, Heart Rate, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Assessment, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Reproducibility of Results, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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