Brief measure for screening complicated grief: reliability and discriminant validity.

BACKGROUND: Complicated grief, which is often under-recognized and under-treated, can lead to substantial impairment in functioning. The Brief Grief Questionnaire (BGQ) is a 5-item self-report or interview instrument for screening complicated grief. Although investigations with help-seeking samples...

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Main Authors: Masaya Ito, Satomi Nakajima, Daisuke Fujisawa, Mitsunori Miyashita, Yoshiharu Kim, M Katherine Shear, Angela Ghesquiere, Melanie M Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3279351?pdf=render