(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 ...

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 ...

For a small percentage of people, loss doesn’t soften with time. New research reveals how prolonged grief disorder disrupts the brain’s reward systems—and how treatment can help.

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 ...

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

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

This study examined the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and grief outcomes among adults who experienced ...

The world feels heavy right now. Across newsfeeds and neighbourhoods, stories of sudden loss remind us how fragile life is. In September, a family was left torn apart beyond imagination. Three sisters ...