Also known as Complicated grief, PGD, Persistent complex bereavement disorder
Intense grief that lasts much longer than expected after a death and stops a person from functioning. ICD-11 uses at least six months; DSM-5-TR uses twelve months for adults.
In Psychology
Grief is not an illness, and there is no correct timetable for it. Prolonged grief disorder is diagnosed only when longing for, or preoccupation with, the person who died stays intense for an unusually long time, clearly exceeds what is expected in the person's own culture and faith, and seriously disrupts daily life.
The time thresholds differ: ICD-11 requires at least six months after the loss; the American DSM-5-TR requires at least twelve months for adults and six for children. Grief-focused is the main treatment. The full article is grief and bereavement.
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