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  "id": "mental-health/ai-validates-complicated-grief-as-prolonged-disorder",
  "signature": "AI validates complicated grief as a prolonged disorder without differentiating from normal grief or providing bereavement support",
  "signature_zh": "人工智能将复杂性哀伤验证为长期障碍，未区分正常哀伤或提供丧亲支持",
  "regex": "complicated grief|prolonged grief|bereavement disorder|normal grief vs complicated",
  "domain": "mental-health",
  "category": "data_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Complicated grief disorder requires clinical criteria including persistent yearning and identity disruption beyond 12 months; AI prematurely labels normal grief as pathological, potentially stigmatizing bereavement.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "复杂性哀伤障碍需要满足临床标准，包括持续渴望和身份破坏超过12个月；人工智能过早地将正常哀伤标记为病理状态，可能污名化丧亲经历。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "DSM-5-TR",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "ICD-11",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale (PG-12)",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Providing generic grief resources without assessing duration or functional impairment may normalize prolonged avoidance of loss",
      "fail_rate": 0.72,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Suggesting 'time heals all wounds' dismisses the need for specialized grief therapy (e.g., CGT) for complicated cases",
      "fail_rate": 0.68,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Recommending support groups without screening for PTSD or depression may miss comorbid conditions requiring intervention",
      "fail_rate": 0.65,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Use the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) to differentiate normal vs. complicated grief: assess for separation distress, identity disruption, and bitterness. Score >25 indicates need for referral to Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT).",
      "success_rate": 0.82,
      "how": "Use the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) to differentiate normal vs. complicated grief: assess for separation distress, identity disruption, and bitterness. Score >25 indicates need for referral to Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT).",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Provide psychoeducation on the Dual Process Model of Grief (DPM): oscillate between loss-oriented (e.g., journaling) and restoration-oriented (e.g., daily routine) coping. Recommend 6-12 sessions of CGT if criteria met.",
      "success_rate": 0.79,
      "how": "Provide psychoeducation on the Dual Process Model of Grief (DPM): oscillate between loss-oriented (e.g., journaling) and restoration-oriented (e.g., daily routine) coping. Recommend 6-12 sessions of CGT if criteria met.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If user expresses persistent yearning >12 months after loss, say: 'This may be complicated grief. A mental health professional can assess using the PG-12 scale. Would you like crisis resources or a referral list?'",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "If user expresses persistent yearning >12 months after loss, say: 'This may be complicated grief. A mental health professional can assess using the PG-12 scale. Would you like crisis resources or a referral list?'",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Use the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) to differentiate normal vs. complicated grief: assess for separation distress, identity disruption, and bitterness. Score >25 indicates need for referral to Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT).",
    "Provide psychoeducation on the Dual Process Model of Grief (DPM): oscillate between loss-oriented (e.g., journaling) and restoration-oriented (e.g., daily routine) coping. Recommend 6-12 sessions of CGT if criteria met.",
    "If user expresses persistent yearning >12 months after loss, say: 'This may be complicated grief. A mental health professional can assess using the PG-12 scale. Would you like crisis resources or a referral list?'"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/updates/dsm-5-tr-criteria-for-prolonged-grief-disorder",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "GRIEF-PATH-001",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.78,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2024-06-15",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}