Sleep quality in complicated grief

The aim of the present study was to evaluate severity of sleep disturbances in a group of 105 individuals presenting with complicated grief (CG) accompanied or not by comorbid depression and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A sample of 105 adults meeting criteria for CG was included in this...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of traumatic stress 2005-08, Vol.18 (4), p.343-346
Hauptverfasser:	Germain, Anne, Caroff, Krissa, Buysse, Daniel J., Shear, M. Katherine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Female Grief Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sleep Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of the present study was to evaluate severity of sleep disturbances in a group of 105 individuals presenting with complicated grief (CG) accompanied or not by comorbid depression and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A sample of 105 adults meeting criteria for CG was included in this study. All completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The total sample presented a mean global PSQI score of 9.44, indicating overall poor sleep quality. Comorbid depression, but not PTSD, further worsened sleep quality. Further studies are required to investigate the potential role of poor sleep quality as a modifiable risk factor of complicated grief response.
ISSN:	0894-9867 1573-6598
DOI:	10.1002/jts.20035