title: [Normal and pathological grief--recent views].
abstract: The author considers the symptoms of pathological grief related to conjugal loss, and report on recent efforts to develop a structured interview for assessing status of grief. The recommendations of the DSM-III-R to subsume "pathological grief" under "major depression" are challenged. Some implications for therapy are discussed. Similarities and differences between "pathological grief" and "post-traumatic stress disorder" are touched upon. The author also points out the qualitative differences of the stressors in the two conditions. In "post-traumatic stress disorder" the stressor amounts to a threat to life while in "pathological grief" the stressor is the loss of a person with whom the patient has had close ties.
authors.affiliation: Psykiatrisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holen
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Normal og patologisk sorg--nyere synspunkter.