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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Death of someone close to the bereaved person ≥12 months ago (≥6 months in children/adolescents)
Core criterion B
Since the death: persistent and pervasive grief — intense yearning/longing for deceased, or preoccupation with thoughts/memories of deceased, on more days than not
Core criterion C
≥3 of 8: identity disruption; disbelief about the death; avoidance of reminders; intense emotional pain; difficulty re-engaging with life; emotional numbness; feeling life is meaningless; intense loneliness
Core criterion D
Causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning
Core criterion E
Duration/severity exceeds expected social, cultural, or religious norms
Core criterion F
Not better explained by MDD, PTSD, or another mental disorder
Consistent with [Prolonged Grief Disorder] [specifier(s)]. Following the death of a close attachment figure, and persisting for at least twelve months (or at least six months in children and adolescents), there has been persistent and pervasive grief characterised by intense yearning or longing for the deceased; preoccupation with thoughts or memories of the deceased, forming a grief response exceeding expected social, cultural, or religious norms for bereavement. The presentation is further characterised by marked emotional pain related to the loss, including identity disruption; disbelief or difficulty accepting the death; avoidance of reminders of the loss; intense emotional pain such as anger, bitterness, or sorrow; difficulty re-engaging with life; emotional numbness; feeling that life is meaningless without the deceased; intense loneliness, with three or more of these features present as a persistent pattern. These symptoms have resulted in clinically significant distress or impairment, and the pattern is not better accounted for by major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety disorder, a substance-related condition, or another medical or psychiatric disorder.
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