(Updated Sept. 26, 2014) An intervention specifically targeting symptoms of complicated grief, a debilitating state of prolonged, acute grief, is superior to a treatment used for depression, a new ...

Sudden loss triggers distinct neurological consequences, with auditory memory playing a central role in how the brain ...

Let me introduce you to Abigail Strubel, MA, LCSW, CASAC, a talented writer and clinician, who joins me here as a guest blogger for Chronotherapy. Abigail is a Columbia-educated clinical social worker ...

Older adults with prolonged grief disorder showed sustained symptom reduction following group or individual grief-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Dr Pies: I'm delighted to have my colleagues, Dr Sid Zisook and Dr Kathy Shear, join me in a discussion of grief, depression, and some of the controversies surrounding these topics. Sid and Kathy, as ...

Researchers Martin & Doka (2011) point out a number of gender differences in mourning, and wonder if the reason women are highly over-represented in complicated grief statistics has more to do with ...

Losing a father is one of the most disorienting experiences in adult life. Most people expect their partner to be the person who steadies them through it. So when that partner responds to visible ...

You watch her prepare a nursery that feels both hopeful and hollow, juggling the excitement of a third son with the quiet ...

The holiday season is often filled with joy and celebration, but for those navigating loss, it can stir feelings of sadness and a reminder of what is missing. Brenda Mayfield, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC (MSN ...

Is your client depressed or just grieving? Advisors often wrestle with this question as they sit across the table from someone who has recently lost a spouse, parent or child. You may see tears, hear ...

She wakes to the ache of a truth that didn’t need to exist: he could have taken time off to help, and he never offered. That silence lands heavier than any practical inconvenience — it becomes a ...