Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) was added as a new disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) in 2022. PGD is defined as an intense yearning or longing for the deceased and preoccupation with thoughts or memories of the deceased. The official diagnostic criteria for PGD do not include physical symptoms, but it is sometimes associated with somatic symptoms.
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