Examination of the New ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder Guidelines Across Five International Samples.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a new disorder included in the 11th edition of the International classification of diseases (ICD-11). An important remit of the new ICD-11 is the global applicability of the mental health disorder guidelines or definitions. Although previous definitions and descriptions of disordered grief have been assessed worldwide, this new definition has not yet been systematically validated.

Method

Here we assess the validity and applicability of core items of the ICD-11 PGD across five international samples of bereaved persons from Switzerland (N = 214), China (N = 325); Israel (N = 544), Portugal (N = 218) and Ireland (N = 830).

Results

The results confirm that variation in the diagnostic algorithm for PGD can greatly impact the rat

SUBMITTER: Killikelly C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667123 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature