Prolonged grief disorder prevalence in adults 65 years and over: a systematic review.

Background: Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a recently recognised mental health disorder with an estimated prevalence of 10% in the bereaved adult population. This review aims to appraise and summarise evidence relating to PGD in older adults (≥65 years), a growing population group, most likely to experience bereavement and often assumed to cope well.

Method: Literature from Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Web of Science was searched.