What are the risk factors for complicated grief?
The risk factors for complicated grief are the type of loss (sudden loss, multiple losses, violent loss, loss for which the griever feels responsible, loss for which others are seen as responsible, or disenfranchised loss), personal vulnerability (survivor was dependent on the deceased person, survivor feels ambivalence toward the deceased person, survivor lacks self-esteem and trust, survivor is psychologically vulnerable), and lack of social support (survivor lacks family, has a nonsupportive family, or is socially isolated).
