TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - General practitioners' reported application of DSM major depressive disorder criteria after removal of the bereavement exclusion criterion
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Chen, Jennifer
A1  - Burke, Lisa M.
SP  - 764
EP  - 771
VL  - 46
IS  - 3
N2  - The removal of the bereavement exclusion criterion from major depressive disorder (MDD) in the 5th edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders generated concerns of over-diagnosing grief. Eight Australian General Practitioners (GPs) were interviewed to explore their application of MDD criteria to recently-bereaved individuals. Thematic analysis found GPs were unaware of the change and reluctant to apply MDD criteria two weeks post-bereavement. Depressive symptoms were viewed as natural grief, with diagnostic labels seen as unnecessary for patient-centered care. Our findings suggest new MDD criteria not being strictly applied by GPs, or no anticipated over-inflation of MDD diagnoses post-bereavement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1782533
ID  - ref1
ER  -