A new diagnosis for PGD was recently included in the World Health Organizations diagnostic manual ICD-11, which will be implemented worldwide in 2022. Approximately 10% of bereaved adults will have PGD. Without sufficient diagnostics and relevant treatment where called for, these problems can become chronic.   

We need validated psychometric tools that can identify ICD-11 PGD to guide clinicians and researchers to identify PGD in a reliably and to initiate the most relevant and effective treatment where relevant.

To meet this need we will develop, test, and validate a self-report scale and a structured clinical interview to identify ICD-11 PGD, so these are ready to use in research and in the clinic as the ICD-11 is implemented in 2022.

The project is funded by the Tryg Foundation and nested in a collaboration between Unit for Bereavement Research, The Danish National Center for Grief, The Regional Psychiatric Hospital Midtjylland, and The Traumatic Stress Clinic, Professor Richard A. Bryant, Sydney.

Reference: O’Connor, M., Larsen, L., Joensen, B. V., Boelen, P. A., Maccallum, F., Komischke-Konnerup, K., & Bryant, R. A. (2020). Valid ICD-11 PGD Scales and Structured Clinical Interviews Needed. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, [1120]. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01120