Grief in the DSM-5-TR™: The Most Recent Diagnostic Guidelines, 9/24/2025 12:00:00 AM EDT, Digital Seminar More info »
Grief in the DSM-5
The Most Recent Diagnostic Guidelines
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- Faculty:
- Christina Zampitella, PsyD, FT
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 53 Minutes
- Copyright:
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Feb 12, 2021
- Product Code:
- POS057470
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar - Also available: Digital Seminar
Description
Designed for mental health professionals, this course discusses the most recent bereavement-related diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5® including the bereavement exclusion in major depressive disorder, uncomplicated grief, and persistent complex bereavement disorder. You’ll learn why the changes were needed, what the implications of those changes are in clinical practice, and how those implications can enhance or detract from differential bereavement assessments. Also discussed is a look ahead to why the inclusion of prolonged grief disorder in future DSMs is needed in clinical practice and proposed criteria.
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Grief in the DSM-5® (52.4 MB) | 46 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Christina Zampitella, PsyD, FT Related seminars and products
Christina Zampitella, PsyD, FT is a licensed clinical psychologist, Fellow in Thanatology, and founder of the Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy. She serves as an adjunct professor and international professional speaker, with a particular passion for training and mentoring emerging mental health professionals. Dr. Zampitella is also the host of her podcast Phoenix Rising with Dr. Z.
Her clinical practice, research, course development, and teaching focus on bereavement studies, meaning reconstruction, nature-based therapy, and integrative psychology. She has served as Chair of the Continuing Education Committee for multiple professional organizations and is a faculty member at the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, where she holds certifications in grief therapy through meaning reconstruction as well as in non-death losses within the meaning reconstruction framework.
Dr. Zampitella previously served as the resident psychologist for Channel 5 News in San Diego and has appeared on NBC News in both California and Delaware. Her work has been featured in Elle Magazine, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, The New York Post, and several Delaware publications.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christina Zampitella is the owner of The Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy and has an employment relationship with National University. She receives compensation as a presenter and receives a grant from Delaware Workforce Training. She receives speaking honorariums from TZK Seminars and eCare. She is the founder and host of Phoenix Rising with Dr. Z. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christina Zampitella serves on the advisory committee for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors and the National University's Integrative Psychology Bachelor's Degree Program. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Delaware Psychological Association. She is a fellow with the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
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Grief in the DSM-5-TR™: The Most Recent Diagnostic Guidelines
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Objectives
- Investigate the history of how bereavement has been addressed in previous Diagnostic and Statistics Manuals (DSM).
- Evaluate why the bereavement exclusion was removed from the diagnosis of major depressive disorder in the DSM-5.
- Apply diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 to diagnose uncomplicated and complicated bereavement.
- Analyze the diagnostic criteria for prolonged grief disorder and characterize how it relates to clinical practice.
Outline
Grief in Previous DSM’s- History of how bereavement has been addressed
- Why changes were needed
- Prolonged grief disorder
- Diagnostic criteria
- Elimination of the bereavement exclusion criterion for major depressive disorder
- Research regarding complicated grief
- Persistent complex bereavement disorder in the DSM-5
- How to diagnose complicated and uncomplicated bereavement using the DSM-5
- Why Prolonged Grief Disorder in the DSM is needed in clinical practice
- Proposed criteria
Target Audience
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Case Managers
- Addiction Counselors
- Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Social Workers
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Pastoral Counselors
- Chaplains/Clergy
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
- Mental Health Nurses
- Thanatologists
- Funeral Directors
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