Prolonged Grief Disorder in General Practice – State of Knowledge on the New Diagnosis and Dealing with Those Affected

Prolonged Grief Disorder in General Practice – State of Knowledge on the New Diagnosis and Dealing with Those Affected - PGD in General Practise

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037152

Enrollment

284

Registered

2025-07-22

Start date

2025-08-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Prolonged Grief Disorder (ICD-11: 6B42)

Interventions

Group 1: Sub-study 1: General practitioners are questioned once using a questionnaire developed specifically for this study. The questionnaire asseses the GP's experiences with patients with prolonged

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sub study 1: Specialists in outpatient GP care in zip code: 04 (Leipzig), sufficient knowledge of the German language and informed consent Sub study 2: Specialists in outpatient GP care in Germany, sufficient knowledge of the German language and informed consent Sub study 3: Loss of a close person within the last 3 years, visit to the GP practice due to complaints caused by grief lasting at least 6 months, sufficient knowledge of the German language and informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Frequency of contact with patients due to prolonged grief - Type and frequency of diagnoses given and treatments recommended in relation to persistent grief, - Assessment of the practical relevance and usefulness of the new diagnosis of PGD, - Evaluation of current knowledge regarding Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) - Extent of interest and willingness to participate in training on PGD - Requirements for continuing education (e.g., duration, format, quality, flexibility) - Motives of bereaved patients (e.g. type of complaints) for visiting a GP practice - Types of negative, positive and helpful experiences of the bereaved in their GP practice - Type and frequency of treatments/recommendations received by the bereaved from their GP - Expectations and needs of bereaved individuals towards their general practitioners - Facilitators and barriers to accessing professional support services among bereaved individuals	—

Measure

Time frame

- Frequency of contact with patients due to prolonged grief - Type and frequency of diagnoses given and treatments recommended in relation to persistent grief, - Assessment of the practical relevance and usefulness of the new diagnosis of PGD, - Evaluation of current knowledge regarding Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) - Extent of interest and willingness to participate in training on PGD - Requirements for continuing education (e.g., duration, format, quality, flexibility) - Motives of bereaved patients (e.g. type of complaints) for visiting a GP practice - Types of negative, positive and helpful experiences of the bereaved in their GP practice - Type and frequency of treatments/recommendations received by the bereaved from their GP - Expectations and needs of bereaved individuals towards their general practitioners - Facilitators and barriers to accessing professional support services among bereaved individuals

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Treml

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

julia.treml@medizin.uni-leipzig.de+49 341 97 18951

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026