Paul K Maciejewski

Biographic Data

ID5537789
NAMEPaul K Maciejewski
GIVEN NAMESPaul K
FAMILY NAMEMaciejewski
SIGNATUREMACIEJEWSKI P K
AFFILIATIONSYale University
ORCID0000-0001-7795-701X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS41
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX4

  • Grief and Bereavement in the Latino/a Community

    Open AccessFrancesca Falzarano, Hillary Winoker et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2022

    Introduction: Bereavement and grief are social phenomena influenced by a multitude of cultural factors. Prior studies of bereavement adjustment have primarily focused on bereaved survivors who identify racially as white; knowledge of the experience of grief and bereavement among racial/ethnic and other minority groups, particularly among Latino/a groups, in the United States is limited. Objective: The purpose of this review is to synthesize the l…

  • History and Status of Prolonged Grief Disorder as a Psychiatric Diagnosis

    Holly G Prigerson, Sophia E Kakarala et al.ARTICLEAnnual Review of Clinical…2021

    Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a diagnostic entity now included in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) and soon to appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, text revision (DSM-5-TR). A characteristic feature of PGD is distressing, disabling yearning that persists a year or more after the loss. Other characteristic symptoms include disbelief and lack of acceptance of the …

  • Validation of the new DSM‐5‐TR criteria for prolonged grief disorder and the PG‐13‐Revised ( PG‐13‐R ) scale

    Open AccessHolly G Prigerson, Paul A Boelen et al.ARTICLEWorld Psychiatry2021

    Although the concept of pathological grief dates back at least as far as Freud’s “ Mourning and Melancholia ”, there has been opposition to its recognition as a distinct mental disorder. Resistance has been overcome by evidence demonstrating that distinctive symptoms of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) – an attachment disturbance featuring yearning for the deceased, loss of meaning and identity disruption – can endure, prove distressing and disabli…

  • Validation of the prolonged grief scale (PG-13) and investigation of the prevalence and risk factors of prolonged grief disorder in Turkish bereaved samples

    Sedat Ișıklı, Emrah Keser et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2020Cited by: 7References: 9

    The aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the Prolonged Grief Scale (PG-13) and to determine the prevalence and predictors of prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Data were gathered from two independent samples of 306 (Study 1) and 271 (Study 2) bereaved adults to determine if findings in one sample could be replicated in the other. The results supported the one-factor structure of PG-13. PGD prevalence rates were 11.4% in Study 1 a…

  • Distinguishing Symptoms of Grief and Depression in a Cohort of Advanced Cancer Patients

    Juliet Jacobsen, Juliet C Jacobsen et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2010Cited by: 4

    Several studies have shown that the symptoms of grief are different from symptoms of depression among bereaved family members. This study is an attempt to replicate this finding among advanced cancer patients and examine clinical correlates of patient grief and depression. Analyses were conducted on data from interviews with 123 advanced cancer patients. Grief was measured using symptoms from the patient version of the Inventory of Complicated Gr…

  • Prolonged Grief Disorder

    Open AccessHolly G Prigerson, Mardi J Horowitz et al.ARTICLEPLoS Medicine2009

    BACKGROUND: Bereavement is a universal experience, and its association with excess morbidity and mortality is well established. Nevertheless, grief becomes a serious health concern for a relative few. For such individuals, intense grief persists, is distressing and disabling, and may meet criteria as a distinct mental disorder. At present, grief is not recognized as a mental disorder in the DSM-IV or ICD-10. The goal of this study was to determin…

  • Excitement-seeking Gambling in a Nationally Representative Sample of Recreational Gamblers

    Open AccessMichael V Pantalon, Paul K Maciejewski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gambling Studies2008

  • An Empirical Examination of the Stage Theory of Grief

    Paul K Maciejewski, Baohui Zhang et al.ARTICLEJAMA2007

    CONTEXT: The stage theory of grief remains a widely accepted model of bereavement adjustment still taught in medical schools, espoused by physicians, and applied in diverse contexts. Nevertheless, the stage theory of grief has previously not been tested empirically. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relative magnitudes and patterns of change over time postloss of 5 grief indicators for consistency with the stage theory of grief. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PART…

  • A Gender-based Examination of Past-year Recreational Gamblers

    Open AccessMarc N Potenza, Paul K Maciejewski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gambling Studies2006

  • A Call for Sound Empirical Testing and Evaluation of Criteria for Complicated Grief Proposed for DSM-V

    Open AccessHolly G Prigerson, Paul K MaciejewskiARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying2006

    The empirical testing of diagnostic criteria for Complicated Grief (CG) by autonomous investigators is a welcome development. Cross-validation studies are essential to an impartial evaluation of diagnostic criteria for CG proposed for inclusion in the DSM-V. Nevertheless, the review of evidence to confirm or disconfirm the diagnostic validity of the proposed CG criteria requires a fair, unbiased, and relevant examination of the data. It is our vi…

  • Rates and Risks of Complicated Grief Among Psychiatric Clinic Patients in Karachi, Pakistan

    Holly G Prigerson, Holly Prigerson et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2002Cited by: 11

    The aim of this study was to determine rates and risks of Complicated Grief (CG) among psychiatric clinic patients in Karachi, Pakistan. The Inventory of Traumatic Grief, an early version of Inventory of Complicated Grief--Revised, was administered to 151 recently bereaved patients, with validated criteria applied to determine CG "caseness." Thirty-four percent of the sample met criteria for CG. Although violent deaths did not pose a heightened C…

  • Population Attributable Fractions of Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Outcomes Associated With Combat Exposure Among US Men

    Holly G Prigerson, Paul K Maciejewski et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002Cited by: 19References: 17

    Objectives. This study determined the percentage of adverse outcomes in US men attributable to combat exposure. Methods. Standardized psychiatric interviews (modified Diagnostic Interview Schedule and Composite International Diagnostic Interview assessments) were administered to a representative national sample of 2583 men aged 18 to 54 in the National Comorbidity Survey part II subsample. Results. Adjusted attributable fraction estimates indicat…

  • Self-efficacy as a mediator between stressful life events and depressive symptoms

    Open AccessPaul K Maciejewski, Holly G Prigerson et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Psychiatry2000

    BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy, a characteristic that is protective against depressive symptoms, may be undermined by stressful life events. AIMS: To estimate the effects of stressful life events on self-efficacy, and to examine self-efficacy as a mediator of the effect of stressful life events on symptoms of depression. METHOD: Using a sample of 2858 respondents from the longitudinal Americans' Changing Lives study, path analyses were used to evaluat…

  • Consensus criteria for traumatic grief

    Open AccessHolly G Prigerson, M Katherine Shear et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Psychiatry1999

    BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that symptoms of traumatic grief constitute a distinct syndrome worthy of diagnosis. AIMS: A consensus conference aimed to develop and test a criteria set for traumatic grief. METHOD: The expert panel proposed consensus criteria for traumatic grief. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analyses tested the performance of the proposed criteria on 306 widowed respondents at seven months post loss. RESULTS: ROC analyses …

  • The Effects of Marital Dissolution and Marital Quality on Health and Health Service Use Among Women

    Holly G Prigerson, Paul K Maciejewski et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1999References: 63

    BACKGROUND: Little is known about the impact of marital dissolution and/or marital harmony on health service use. OBJECTIVES: To examine the ways in which marital dissolution and/or marital quality influence health and health service use. RESEARCH DESIGN: The Americans' Changing Lives (ACL) survey was designed to provide a longitudinal study of successful aging. The ACL contains a nationally representative sample of people over age 24, with an ov…

  • Traumatic Grief, Depression and Caregiving in Elderly Spouses of the Terminally Ill

    Open AccessLaurel C Beery, Holly G Prigerson et al.ARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying1997

    This study examined the effects of changes in role function, caregiving tasks, caregiver burden and gratification on symptoms of depression and traumatic grief. Data were derived from rater-administered and self-report questionnaires completed by seventy aged spouses of the terminally ill. The results of multiple regression analyses indicated that the level of caregiver burden was significantly associated with the respondent's level of depression…

  • Inventory of complicated grief

    Open AccessHolly G Prigerson, Paul K Maciejewski et al.ARTICLEPsychiatry Research1995