Valid ICD-11 PGD Scales and Structured Clinical Interviews Needed

INTRODUCTION:
Official Diagnostic Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder Are Coming
In 2022, when the 11th version of the World Health Organization’s International Classification
of Diseases manual (ICD-11) goes into effect, it will for the first time include diagnostic criteria
for Prolonged Grief Disorder (ICD-11 PGD; WHO, 2019). ICD-11 PGD refers to a debilitating
grief reaction following bereavement that occurred at least 6 months earlier. It is defined as an
intense, persistent, and impairing grief response, characterized by longing for and/or preoccupation