Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) refers to a syndrome consisting of a distinct set of symptoms following the death of a loved one. PGD is experienced by about 10 ...ProlongedgriefdisorderFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchThisarticlehasmultipleissues.Pleasehelpimproveitordiscusstheseissuesonthetalkpage.(Learnhowandwhentoremovethesetemplatemessages)Thisarticleneedsmoremedicalreferencesforverificationorreliestooheavilyonprimarysources.Pleasereviewthecontentsofthearticleandaddtheappropriatereferencesifyoucan.Unsourcedorpoorlysourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Prolongedgriefdisorder" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(March2015)ThisarticlemayrequirecleanuptomeetWikipedia'squalitystandards.Thespecificproblemis:MOS,MEDMOS,sectionheadings,duplicatecitations,copyedit,updatetoDSM5,andmorePleasehelpimprovethisarticleifyoucan.(March2015)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)MedicalconditionProlongedgriefdisorderSpecialtyPsychologyProlongedgriefdisorder(PGD)referstoasyndromeconsistingofadistinctsetofsymptomsfollowingthedeathofalovedone.PGDisexperiencedbyabout10percent[1]ofbereavedsurvivors,thoughratesvarydependingonthecircumstances.Theaffectedpersonisincapacitatedbygrief,sofocusedonthelossthatitisdifficulttocareaboutmuchelse.Heorsheoftenruminatesaboutthedeathandlongsforareunionwiththedeparted,whilefeelingunsureofhisorherownidentityandplaceintheworld.Thevictimwilldevelopaflatanddulloutlookonlife,feelingthatthefutureholdsnoprospectofjoy,satisfactionorpleasure.ThebereavedpersonwhosuffersfromPGDfeelsdevaluedandinconstantturmoil,withaninabilitytoadjustto(ifnotafrankprotestagainst)lifewithoutthebeloved.PGDisdefinedbyitssymptoms,durationandintensity.Thesymptomsareintenseyearningfortheperson,identityconfusion,difficultyacceptingtheloss,bitterness,emotionalnumbness,inabilitytotrustothersandthefeelingofbeingtrappedingrief.Thesearepresenteveryday,causingsignificantdistressandfunctionalimpa