When it comes to grief, no two experiences are alike. There’s no roadmap for navigating complex feelings and emotions, and how you respond to an upsetting situation varies on the circumstance.
How long must we grieve? Helpful or not, cultural norms shape the timeline of grief after interpersonal loss. Following the unspeakably tragic Jeju Air crash that claimed 179 lives on December 29, ...
I was recently rereading some of what Irwin Sandler and his colleagues at the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University have written about helping grieving children. They suggested that ...
Caregivers often get into health care because of an underlying desire to help heal people. That is why when caregivers lose patients, it can have a big emotional impact. Grief is a natural and normal ...
LOT WILL OPEN AT TWO TOMORROW. THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST SOMEONE RECENTLY. ABOUT 10 TO 20% OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED A LOSS EXPERIENCED PROLONGED OR COMPLICATED GRIEF.
Ambiguous grief is the experience of loss without closure, often prolonged and rarely fully recognized by society. Grief is a natural response to loss, often associated with death. However, there is ...
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
There’s no wrong way to grieve the loss of a loved one. But if grief persists longer than expected and prevents you from returning to your usual routine or relationships, you may meet the criteria for ...
In moments I instinctively reached for the phone before remembering I no longer could - like when I’d want to share something ...