Transcription of Prolonged Grief Disorder - American Psychological …
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Prolonged Grief Disorder : Diagnostic, Assessment, and TreatmentConsiderationsAlexander H. Jordan and Brett T. LitzVA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, and Boston University School of MedicineNormative bereavement reactions are contrasted with Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). Diagnosticcriteria for PGD are reviewed. PGD is distinguished from other problems occurring after loss,namely depression and PTSD. Assessment approaches are described. Recent clinical trials arereviewed, and recommendations for the psychotherapeutic treatment of PGD are developed. Con-sideration of medication referral is also recommended, especially in the case of : Prolonged Grief , complicated Grief , pathological Grief , traumatic Grief , psychotherapyNearly every life includes the loss of a loved one, and nearlyevery psychologist s professional life includes encounters withpatients for
require DSM-5 diagnoses is to use the Unspecified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder diagnosis for cases that do not meet the PCBD working criteria but do meet the proposed ICD-11 PGD criteria. PGD Versus Other Disorders The disruption associated with bereavement can trigger various disorders, including not only PGD but also major depression and
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