Abstract
While the inclusion of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) as a diagnosis in the DSM-5-TR reflects its unique features compared to anxiety, depressive and related disorders, commonalities amongst these disorders exist. We argue that PGD should be conceptualized as an emotional disorder for two reasons. First, PGD shares an underlying temperamental vulnerability with other emotional disorders: neuroticism. Second, PGD is maintained by emotion-motivated avoidant coping. Our theory suggests the efficacy of transdiagnostic approaches to treating PGD may be a promising avenue for research, which will become especially important as rates of PGD may rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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