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plicatedGrief: "he #rief Grief $uestionnaire %see page &' allowsa short %a(out three !inutes' screening for the presence of co!plicated grief) with scores of * or higher constituting a screen-positi+e inter+iew. "he#G$can(e ad!inisteredo+erthe telephone.Screenpositi+ity indicates a need for a diagnostic wor,up)which should (e conducted face to face. -t is oftenn difficult for those with co!plicated grief to ta,e the step of as,ing forhelp.Stig!a)fear) and a+oidance ofpainful affects !ay inhi(it help-see,ing and re.uire great courage) and encourage!ent)to o+erco!e.#ased upon a literature re+iew and the factor analysis noted on page &) we ha+e conducted a factor analysis of - G responses in 2// participants in pre+ious 0-1-sponsored studies.2 3e o(ser+ed asi4-factorsolution: %1' yearning) with preoccupation with the deceased5 %2' shoc, and dis(elief5 %&' anger and (itterness5 %2' estrange!ent fro! others5 %*'hallucinations of the deceased5 and %6' (eha+iorchange.3e ha+e used the si4 factorsin our proposed diagnostic criteria for co!

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