The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,686,884 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to study the prevalence, risk, and protective factors for prolonged grief disorder (PGD) among older adults. This 5-year project will leverage data from three large longitudinal studies to ascertain and validate PGD case status, as well as identify modifiable risk and protective factors to inform targeted prevention efforts.
Through a sub-award, Brigham & Women's Hospital will collaborate on the study, providing expertise and support to analyze data from the Nurses' Health Study cohorts. Brigham & Women's will oversee data collection, cleaning, and analysis activities related to the Nurses' Health Study aims. This multi-institution research effort seeks to address a critical gap in understanding PGD, a highly impairing mental health condition that has only recently been included in major diagnostic manuals.
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