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. 2016 Sep 22;15(3):266–275. doi: 10.1002/wps.20348

Table 4.

Predictive validity of symptom‐diagnostic tests in the absence of other mental disorders (N=213)

Outcome (12‐24 months post‐loss)
Test Other mental disorders Suicidal ideation Functional impairment Low quality of life
(6‐12 months post‐loss) RR p RR p RR p RR p
PGD 4.40 0.048 3.06 0.017 2.08 0.001 3.40 0.001
CG 2.90 0.101 0.98 0.926 1.08 0.834
PCBD 3.52 0.097 1.61 0.058 2.68 0.006
ICD‐11 3.52 0.097 5.04 0.001 2.07 0.001 3.23 0.001

PGD – prolonged grief disorder test (original version), CG – complicated grief test, PCBD – persistent complex bereavement disorder test, ICD‐11 – prolonged grief disorder test (ICD‐11 proposed version)

Other mental disorders considered were major depressive disorder, post‐traumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

Suicide ideation is not considered as a potential outcome for CG and PCBD, because they include suicidal ideation as an item

Statistically significant values are highlighted in bold prints