The present study examined the reliability and accuracy of diagnoses regarding pathological grief and other psychiatric disorders using a case vignette design Two Japanese psychologists (Ph.D. and M.A. levels) and five graduate students in psychology participated. Analysis suggests that psychologists and psychology students can reliably apply the diagnostic criteria for pathological grief and other psychiatric disorders.
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