Andreas Maercker: Introduction to Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD, ICD-11)

Maercker gives an introduction to Prolonged Grief Disorder in ICD-11: Background/rationale, diagnostic guidelines and treatment.

Andreas Maercker has been the chair of the working group on disorders specifically associated with stress in ICD-11 development at WHO. He is a (PhD, MD) Professor of Psychopathology, University of Zurich & Institute of Advanced Study, Berlin.

Chapters in the clip:
00:00 Intro
00:15 History I
01:36 History II: Other labels in the same area
02:54 Why a genuine diagnosis of PDG?
04:22 Practioneers survey: Most absent diagnoses
05:20 Diagnostic guidelines
07:43 PGD versus normal bereavement
08:09 An older PGD diagnosis
09:56 Psychopathological reactions to other losses
11:37 Impact of culture on diagnosing PGD
13:57 Differential diagnosis
15:16 Provisional treatment recommendations

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