Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder
- Charles F. Reynolds, III, M.D.,
- Stephen J. Cozza, M.D.,
- Paul K. Maciejewski, Ph.D.,
- Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D.,
- M. Katherine Shear, M.D.,
- Naomi M. Simon, M.D., M.Sc.,
- Sidney Zisook, M.D.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing environmental disasters, and—in the United States in particular—gun-related violence, the universal experience of grief has gained greater poignancy and urgency.
In 2022, against the backdrop of immense scientific progress, prolonged grief disorder (PGD) was recognized as a formal diagnosis in DSM-5-TR, as well as in ICD-11. Now, this new handbook provides both clinical and non-clinical readers with a science-based approach to identifying and addressing both "normal" grief and PGD itself.
Rife with illustrative clinical vignettes that help explain the concept of bereavement, the ways that grief presents across the life cycle, the epidemiology of PGD, and the impact of cultural factors on the experience of grief, Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder gives readers the tools they need to recognize grief in themselves and others, strategies for the clinical management of typical grief, guidance on the specific treatment for PGD, and tips on when to refer patients for specialty care.
Charles F. Reynolds, III, M.D., is Professor in Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Stephen J. Cozza, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
Paul K. Maciejewski, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Radiology and in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Co-Director of the Cornell Center for Research on End-of-Life Care in New York, New York.
Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D., is the Irving Sherwood Wright Professor of Geriatrics and a Professor of Sociology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine; she is also Co-Director of the Cornell Center for Research on End-of-Life Care in New York, New York.
M. Katherine Shear, M.D., is the Marion K. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia School of Social Work, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Director of the Center for Prolonged Grief in New York, New York.
Naomi M. Simon, M.D., M.Sc., is Director of the Anxiety, Stress, and Prolonged Grief Program at NYU Langone and Professor in Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York, New York.
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9781615379934 |
| Publisher: | American Psychiatric Publishing |
| Copyright Year: | 2023 |
| Print Date: | August 3, 2023 |
| Online Date: | December 5, 2024 |