Complicated grief is now recognized by the #APA as #ProlongedGrief. We applaud this decision. It comes after over 20 years of research on prolonged, intense grief and its symptoms and the significant impact it can have on mental and physical health, work and social functioning.
An insightful article on the activators that spark #grief long after a loved one's death in the @washingtonpost this morning by @KatieCReilly1
Read more here: https://t.co/V4W3tX4evS
"Including prolonged grief disorder in the DSM-5-TR will mean that mental health clinicians and patients and families alike share an understanding of what normal grief looks like and what might indicate a long-term problem,” Saul Levin M.D, M.P.A
#APA#DSM5#PGD#prolongedgrief
#APA President Vivian B. Pender, M.D:
“The circumstances in which we are living, with more than 675,000 deaths due to COVID, may make prolonged grief disorder more prevalent”
Read the APA's tips for understanding #PGD here:
https://t.co/SsVOmdu4EH
#DSM5#prolongedgriefdisorder
Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy is the most extensively tested method available to help people with #prolongedgrief. Our studies show that 70% of those who received PGDT were much improved.
Read more: https://t.co/JcU0tUguae
#complicatedgrief#grief#loss
Speaking Grief explores the transformative experience of losing a family member in a death- and grief-avoidant society. This public media initiative includes a one-hour television documentary all aimed at starting a national conversation about grief. https://t.co/kgDmSEmrj6
Knowing the right thing to do or say when a friend is struggling with #loss is difficult. So how do you provide good #grief support to close friends? This handout will step you through it.
https://t.co/tiSHscE1R1
#complicatedgrief#prolongedgrief#prolongedgriefdisorder
We've all been affected by #COVID in some way. Join Dr. Natalia Skritskaya from the Center for Complicated Grief (@CenterforCG) for a CE webinar on understanding grief & adaptation to loss during #COVID.
TUES, JUNE 22 @ 12pm ET
https://t.co/cg9X7O2O2D
Free for Div 12 members!
Dr. Katherine Shear is an honoree for this year’s HOPE in Action Awards & Fundraising Breakfast. For the last 20 years, she’s focused on understanding & treating people who experience persistent intense grief. Hear more on Tuesday, June 22nd at 10AM EST. Get your tickets today!
We grieve naturally and adapt naturally after loss. But this process is neither simple nor predictable. Learn more about what to expect from the #grief process with the HEALING milestones:
https://t.co/F75iobO71a
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