Table 5.

Provisional screening tool for problematic grief trajectories.

Early indicators for distress	Score (1 = never, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = always)
I feel myself longing and yearning for the deceased	1-2-3-4-5
I feel stunned, dazed or shocked over his/her death	1-2-3-4-5
I feel that life is empty or meaningless without the deceased	1-2-3-4-5
I feel bitter over his/her death	1-2-3-4-5
Total score	≥13 = indicative of a problematic grief trajectory