Complicated grief as a disorder distinct from bereavement-related depression and anxiety: a replication study
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1996
Holly G. Prigerson, Andrew J. Bierhals, S. V. Kasl, Charles F. Reynolds, M. Katherine Shear, Jason T. Newsom
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The results confirmed the authors' previous findings demonstrating the distinction between symptoms of complicated grief and symptoms of bereavement-related depression and anxiety.
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The results confirmed the authors' previous findings demonstrating the distinction between symptoms of complicated grief and symptoms of bereavement-related depression and anxiety.
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