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Evidence of the clinical utility of a prolonged grief disorder diagnosis.

November 8, 2018

New article available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30229568 by Dr. Lichtenthal et al.. Please find the reference below.

Evidence of the clinical utility of a prolonged grief disorder diagnosis.

Lichtenthal WG, Maciejewski PK, Craig Demirjian C, Roberts KE, First MB, Kissane DW, Neimeyer RA, Breitbart W, Slivjak E, Jankauskaite G, Napolitano S, Maercker A, Prigerson HG... Read More

Why Do Home Hospice Patients Return to the Hospital? A Study of Hospice Provider Perspectives

January 11, 2016

Background: Hospice provides an opportunity for patients to receive care at home at the end of life (EOL); however, approximately 25% of patients who disenroll from hospice are hospitalized. Hospitalization can lead to poor care transitions and result in unwarranted care and adverse patient outcomes. Research examining reasons for hospitalization in this patient population is limited.

Objective: The objective was to understand the reasons for hospitalization among home hospice patients... Read More

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