Complicated grief and uncomplicated grief are distinguishable constructs

Psychiatry Res. 2008 Jan 15;157(1-3):311-4. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.05.013. Epub 2007 Oct 3.

Abstract

With data from 242 mourners who received help post-loss and were at least 6 months removed from their loss, it was found that symptoms proposed as denoting complicated grief (CG) are distinguishable from reactions representing uncomplicated grief (UG). With data from a subgroup of 130 mourners, CG but not UG was found to relate to concurrent distress and disability.

MeSH terms

  • Expressed Emotion
  • Female
  • Grief*
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychometrics