PTSD: National Center for PTSD
Prolonged Grief Disorder and Its Treatment
Continuing Education
This section brings together free in-depth Continuing Education resources for the Professional community concerned with trauma.
Prolonged Grief Disorder and Its Treatment
- Date Created: 07/27/2023
- Time to Complete: 1 hour
- Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Course Series: PTSD 101, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series
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Description
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a new diagnosis in official diagnostic systems developed by the World Health Organization (International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11)) and the American Psychiatric Association (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR)). This course explains the relationship between usual grief, complicated grief, and Prolonged Grief Disorder.
The author reviews attachment theory and describes risk factors for PGD as well as how to recognize when a client is not adapting to loss. Finally, the course provides an overview of the principles and procedures of Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy, a short-term, highly effective therapy for this condition.
Goals and Objectives
- Describe the difference between Prolonged Grief Disorder and usual continuing grief
- Recognize the symptoms of Prolonged Grief Disorder in grieving patients
- Summarize the principles and procedures of Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy
