RATES AND RISKS OF COMPLICATED GRIEF AMONG PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC PATIENTS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Death Studies
- Vol. 26 (10), 781-792
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07481180290106571
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine rates and risks of Complicated Grief (CG) among psychiatric clinic patients in Karachi, Pakistan.The Inventory of Traumatic Grief , an early version of the Inventory of Complicated Grief--Revised, was administered to 151 recently bereaved patients, with validated criteria applied to determine CG ''caseness.'' Thirty-four percent of the sample met criteria for CG. Although violent deaths did not pose a heightened CG risk, gender and kinship to the deceased did significantly increase the likelihood of meeting criteria for CG.Keywords
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