Grief as a psychiatric disorder.
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چکیده
The revisions DSM-5 and ICD-11 are attempting to describe psychopathological reactions to bereavement. The delineation between depressive disorder and normal bereavement-related depressed state lacks sufficient data to guide diagnostic development. In contrast, there is strong evidence for a diagnosis of prolonged grief that is distinguished from depression and involves marked impairment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 201 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012