摘要：Background: Prolonged grief disorder is proposed for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), though it was rejected as a diagnosis for DSM-5.Objective: This review outlines findings and defines important areas for future research viewed from a lifespan perspective.Results: The development and psychometric evaluation of measures for the new diagnosis is paramount, specifically for children and adolescents. Treatments need to be adapted for specific subgroups and research findings have to be disseminated into various professional settings.Keywords: Bereavement; prolonged grief; complicated grief; treatment; dissemination(Published: 19 May 2015)Citation: European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2015, 6: 27303 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.27303For the abstract or full text in other languages, please see Supplementary files under ‘Article Tools’This paper is part of the Special Issue: Trauma and PTSD: setting the research agenda. More papers from this issue can be found at www.ejpt.net
