title: [Assessment of grief exemplified pregnancy loss: development and initial results on the validity of the Munich Grief Scale].
abstract: Bereavement research is hampered conceptually by confounding of grief and depression, methodologically by a lack of generally agreed-upon measures. Therefore we developed the Munich Grief Scale (MGS) based on the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS, Potvin et al. 1989) and results from a previous study. Validation included comparisons with standardized self-report scales of depression, anxiety and physical symptoms. It was based on a follow-up study of 125 patients who had miscarried and 3 comparison groups who either suffered from a miscarriage or a stillbirth. Self-reports were compared to expert ratings of grief and depression. The MGS is a economical, reliable self- and expert rating scale after pregnancy loss. The applicability of the grief measures to other kinds of bereavements remains to be determined.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000523:psychology*; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: Erfassung von Trauer am Beispiel des Verlustes einer Schwangerschaft: Entwicklung und erste Ergebnisse zur Validität der Münchner Trauerskala.