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Brief Grief Questionnaire

Katherine Shear M.D. and Susan Essock Ph.D
Copyright University of Pittsburgh 2002

1. How much are you having trouble accepting the death of ______________?

Not at all............... 0

Somewhat............... 1

A lot............... 2

 

2.  How much does your grief still interfere with your life? 

Not at all................. 0

Somewhat ................. 1

A lot..........................2

 

3. How much are you having images or thoughts of _____________ when s/he died or other thoughts about the death that really bother you?

Not at all................. 0

Somewhat................. 1

A lot..........................2

 

4. Are there things you used to do when ______ was alive that you don’t feel comfortable doing anymore, that you avoid?  Like going somewhere you went with him/her, or doing things you used to enjoy together?  Or avoiding looking at pictures or talking about _________?  How much are you avoiding these things?

Not at all................. 0

Somewhat................. 1

A lot..........................2

 

5. How much are you feeling cut off or distant from other people since _________

    died, even people you used to be close to like family or friends?

      Not at all................. 0

    Somewhat................. 1

     A lot..........................2

A score of 5 or more may be suggestive of the presence of the syndrome of Complicated Grief, but full evaluation by a clinician is necessary to make this diagnosis.

Please call our phone screen line at 1-866-44-WORRY for a full phone screen to determine if you would be eligible to come into the clinic to meet with one of the study doctors.

Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders
Massachusetts General Hospital
1 Bowdoin Square, Boston MA 02114