Table 1.

Risk factors for Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder [6, 13]. Superscripts show risk factors that were present in patients AB and XY.

Preloss factors	Loss-related factors	Periloss factors
(i) Female sexAB (ii) Preexisting trauma (particularly childhood trauma) (iii) Prior loss (iv) Insecure attachmentXY (v) Poorly functioning marriage (vi) Separation anxiety in childhood (vii) Preexisting mood and anxiety disordersAB (viii) Nature of the relationship—first degree relationshipAB,XY	(i) Relationship and caretaking roles: spouses, mothers of dependent children, caretakers for chronically illAB (ii) Nature of the death itself: violent, sudden, prolonged, due to suicide, in-hospital death of the loved oneAB,XY (iii) Lack of preparation for the deathAB,XY	(i) Social circumstances (ii) Resources available following deathXY (iii) Poor understanding of the circumstances of the death event, i.e., lack of information about the death (iv) Interference with natural healing process: inability to follow usual cultural practices of death and mourning, alcohol or substance useAB,XY (v) Poor social supportXY