Apr 19, 2018 · The bereaved person may experience emotional pain and distress (see grief; traumatic grief) and may or may not express this distress to others (see mourning; disenfranchised grief); …

Grief is the anguish experienced after significant loss, usually the death of a beloved person.

Apr 19, 2018 · Grief often includes physiological distress, separation anxiety, confusion, yearning, obsessive dwelling on the past, and apprehension about the future. Intense grief can become life …

Jan 1, 2020 · When we lose a spouse, sibling or parent our grief can be particularly intense. Loss is understood as a natural part of life, but we can still be overcome by shock and confusion, leading to …

This article presents a general view of the topic of grief by defining the common terminology, discussing the nature and types of losses, listing the variety of grief reactions, and describing the factors that …

The following definition is both representative and authoritative: "This usual reaction to bereavement [i.e., intense distress] is termed grief, defined as a primarily emotional (affective) reaction to the loss …

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In this paper, we review the growing literature on prolonged grief disorder (PGD), alternatively called complicated grief, pathological grief, or traumatic grief. We begin with an overview of normative …

Survivors experience what is termed traumatic bereavement, which is associated with enduring symptoms of trauma, such as intrusive thoughts, and of grief, such as yearning for the loved one.

Apr 19, 2018 · a response to death (or, sometimes, to other significant loss or trauma) that deviates significantly from normal expectations. Three different types of complicated grief are posited: chronic …