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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

An Empirical Review of Complicated Grief

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2009, v.28 no.2, pp.303-317

Abstract

Complicated grief is defined as a deviation from the normal symptoms of grief. CG has been subsumed under major depressive disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder. However, there has been a broad consensus that existing diagnoses are not sufficient for CG. A number of research groups have shown that how complicated grief is distinguished from those disorders and demonstrated that CG constitutes a distinct psychopathological diagnostic entity. The purpose of this study is to review current concepts of CG and empirical evidences of CG, and its related issues.

keywords
복합비애, 연장된 비애 장애, 사별, 애도, Complicated grief, Prolonged grief disorder, Bereavement, Grief

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