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The Aarhus Bereavement Study

NCT03049007 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1243

Last updated 2025-08-28

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Summary

Psychological distress is a natural reaction following the death of a loved one. Nevertheless, research has shown that for a significant minority of bereaved individuals the grieving process is disturbed. These individuals experience an intense grief reaction that persists across time characterized by longing for the deceased or persistent preoccupation with the deceased. It has been suggested that this intense, persistent grief reaction meets criteria to be considered a distinct mental disorder. Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) has been proposed to capture this condition and will be included in the forthcoming ICD-11. The proposed project aims to prepare healthcare services to use the diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) by determining the frequency of PDG in a population sample of bereaved spouses and their adult children. It will also identify early predictors of PGD and trajectories of natural and prolonged grief as well as investigate the specificity of PGD in relation to other common loss-related reactions. Thus, the project will provide a prognostic tool to identify individuals with high versus low risk of developing PGD.

Conditions

  • Grief

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Survey

Completion of surveys with diagnostic measurements (e.g., PGD, depression, anxiety, PTSD).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maja O'Connor, MSc PhD · University of Aarhus

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-07
Primary Completion
2024-04-01
Completion
2030-04-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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