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Screening for complicated grief: when less may provide more.

William E Piper1, John S Ogrodniczuk, Rene Weideman

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. piper@interchange.ubc.ca

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|December 21, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Researchers identified two key screening questions to help identify psychiatric outpatients experiencing complicated grief (CG). These questions accurately identified nearly 90% of patients with and without CG in initial assessments.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Clinical Assessment

Background:

  • Complicated grief (CG) is a distinct condition requiring identification.
  • Accurate screening tools are needed for early intervention in psychiatric settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discover effective screening questions for identifying complicated grief (CG) in psychiatric outpatients.
  • To evaluate the utility of specific questionnaire items for CG assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Examined responses of 235 outpatients to questionnaire items.
  • Utilized items from the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) and a factor analysis of CG indicators.
  • Analyzed item relations, sensitivity, and specificity for CG identification.

Main Results:

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  • Items derived from factor analysis of CG indicators were superior to TRIG items.
  • The two most effective items demonstrated high accuracy, identifying nearly 90% of patients with and without CG.

Conclusions:

  • The identified screening questions are suitable for initial psychiatric interviews.
  • These questions can facilitate early identification and potential treatment of complicated grief.