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.

Watching the news or reading a newspaper lately, we are bombarded by global conflict, economic uncertainty, and extreme violence in our own cities. This constant exposure creates a steady stream of ...

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 ...

Yes. Here’s how to cope. By Jancee Dunn When Alan Wolfelt’s mother, Virgene, died from Alzheimer’s disease, he wasn’t surprised by what he felt. As the director of the Center for Loss and Life ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...