DSM-5 and Bereavement: The Loss of Normal Grief?

    Authors

    J. Fox;K. D. Jones

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Couns. Dev.

    Keywords

    DSM-5; bereavement exclusion criterion; grief; major depression; diagnosis; STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS; COMPLICATED GRIEF; MAJOR DEPRESSION; EXCLUSION; MORBIDITY; EPISODE; DIFFER; MOOD; Psychology, Applied

    Abstract

    The mood disorder work group has proposed to eliminate the bereavement exclusion criterion from the diagnosis of major depression in the 5th edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (2012)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The proposal would break tradition with the long-held distinction between depression and normal bereavement. This article reviews the development of the bereavement exclusion, discusses evidence for and against the proposal, and offers some relevant implications for counselors in light of the research on depression and bereavement.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Counseling and Development

    Volume

    91

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    113

    Last Page

    119

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000313692400016

    ISSN

    0748-9633

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