Prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder and Related Clinical Factors Among Turkish Psychiatric Outpatients During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yusuf Ezel Yıldırım (0000-0001-9089-069X, Trabzon of State Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 686-702 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228231187296 |
| PMID | 37386898 |
| OpenAlex | W4382536650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 56 |
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD), a new diagnosis in some classification systems, has gained prominence due to the high mortality rates observed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Herein, the prevalence of PGD (diagnosed with structured clinical interviews), death-related features, and associated clinical factors were investigated among outpatient psychiatric patients who lost a first-degree relative within the past 12-24 months. PGD was diagnosed in 30/68 patients (44.1%). PGD development did not differ based on cause of death (Covid-19-related vs. other causes) but was associated with higher age of the bereaved, younger age of the deceased, and degree of kinship. Higher rates of depression, insomnia, and anxious attachment were also observed in PGD patients. Finally, the unexpectedness of death predicted the development of PGD. Due to the high prevalence of PGD among psychiatric patients, clinicians should be aware of the disorder, monitor grief processes in high-risk patients, and consider PGD in treatment planning
Complicated grief · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Grief · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Internal Medicine · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |