The aim of this study was to determine rates and risks of Complicated Grief (CG) among psychiatric clinic patients in Karachi, Pakistan. The Inventory of Traumatic Grief, an early version of Inventory of Complicated Grief--Revised, was administered to 151 recently bereaved patients, with validated criteria applied to determine CG "caseness." Thirty-four percent of the sample met criteria for CG. Although violent deaths did not pose a heightened CG risk, gender and kinship to the deceased did significantly increase the likelihood of meeting of criteria for CG.

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There is no trial-based evidence upon which to base guidelines for the treatment of late onset schizophrenia. This review highlights the need for good quality controlled clinical trials to address the effects of antipsychotic drugs for this group. Such trials are possible. Until they are undertaken people with late onset schizophrenia will be treated by doctors using clinical judgement and habit to guide prescribing.

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