Distinctiveness of prolonged-grief-disorder- and depressive-symptom trajectories in the first 2 years of bereavement for family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients.

Fur-Hsing WenWen-Chi ChouWen-Chi ShenSiew Tzuh Tang

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2020)

PGD and MDD are related but distinct constructs indicated by the unique trajectories identified for each, different prevalence rankings for PGD- and depressive-symptom trajectories, and moderate concordance between membership in PGD- and depressive-symptom trajectories, respectively.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
bipolar disorder
stress induced
major depressive disorder
patient reported
risk factors