Networks of loss: Relationships among symptoms of prolonged grief following spousal and parental loss.

ABSTRACT: The death of a loved one can trigger a range of emotional, behavioral, motivational and cognitive reactions collectively labeled as "grief." There has been a recent resurgence of empirical interest in grief reactions, and there is now a general consensus that 7%-10% of bereaved individuals experience intense and chronic reactions termed Prolonged Grief (PG). However, there is ongoing debate about how best to conceptualize the construct. Recent studies have advanced this debate by applying a network, or causal systems approach. Whereas traditional views of psychopathology posit symptoms of disorders reflect the independent actions of latent entities, the network approach argues that the symptoms themselves interact to give rise to the disorder. A network conceptualization offers novel appro

SUBMITTER: Maccallum F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5523866 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature