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DSM-5 Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder

  • symptoms of grief persist for a minimum of 12 months following loss
  • symptoms must include intense yearning for the deceased and/or excessive thoughts about the person or circumstances of the death to the point of impairment almost every day for at least the last month
  • at least 3 of the 8 following symptoms must be experienced: (similar to symptoms list)
  1. feeling that part of oneself has died
  2. significant disbelief about death
  3. avoidance of reminders of death (coupled with searching for evidence that it is not true)
  4. intense anger, bitterness, sorrow regarding death
  5. inability to reintegrate to life after death
  6. emotional numbness
  7. feeling that life has no meaning as a result of death
  8. severe loneliness after death
  • the symptoms cannot be better explained by major depressive disorder, PTSD, as a result of substance use, or another medical condition

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Updated 2023-08-09

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