Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China
dc.contributor.author | Tang, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chow, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Breen, Lauren | |
dc.contributor.author | Prigerson, H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-19T04:16:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-19T04:16:20Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-02-19T03:58:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tang, S. and Chow, A. and Breen, L. and Prigerson, H. 2018. Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China. Death Studies. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74257 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/07481187.2018.1527415 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This study investigates Chinese people’s opinions about the diagnosis of grief and the factors associated with their opinions. Among 1041 participants who completed the online survey, over half (56.5%) agreed that grief could be a mental disorder under certain circumstances, such as harm to self or others, functional impairment, and persistent grief. Primary reasons against the diagnosis were that grief is normal and its intensity decreases over time. A small proportion of opponents also expressed concerns about stigmatization resulting from labeling grief as being pathological. Younger, male, and full-time employed adults tended to support diagnosing grief as a mental disorder. | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.title | Can grief be a mental disorder? An online survey on public opinion in mainland China | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 1 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 8 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0748-1187 | |
dcterms.source.title | Death Studies | |
curtin.department | School of Psychology | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |
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