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Prolonged Grief Disorder MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Prolonged Grief Disorder
Tree Number(s)
F01.470.142.555
F03.950.625
Unique ID
D000090382
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000090382
Scope Note
Severe and disabling grief reactions that do not remit in the 12 months after the death of a significant other. The core of the diagnosis includes persistent yearning or missing the deceased, and preoccupation with the circumstance of the death. (Carmassi, Clinical Handbook of Bereavement and Grief Reactions, 2018)
Entry Term(s)
Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder
NLM Classification #
WM 172.5
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Established
2022/01/01
Date of Entry
2021/07/09
Revision Date
2023/08/25
Prolonged Grief Disorder Preferred
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