Further validation of the Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report (TGI-SR): A measure of persistent complex bereavement disorder and prolonged grief disorder. Issue 6 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boelen, Paul A.; Djelantik, A. A. A. Manik J.; de Keijser, Jos; Lenferink, Lonneke I. M.; Smid, Geert E.
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 43:Issue 6(2019)
• Page Start: 351
• Page End: 364
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1480546
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

Abstract: The Traumatic Grief Inventory Self-Report version (TGI-SR) is an 18-item self-report measure. It was designed to assess symptoms of Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD) included in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 and Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) proposed by an international group of experts in grief. The research in this article used data from a bereaved patient sample and people who lost loved ones in the Ukrainian airplane crash in July 2014. Findings indicated that the TGI-SR is a reliable and valid tool to assess disturbed grief in research and to identify people needing a more comprehensive assessment of their grief in clinical settings.