We can take one further step toward finding common ground in my ongoing debate with Drs Pies and Zisook.
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September 4, 2010
A Possible Compromise on Grief vs Depression
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February 19, 2010
Drawing a line between normal and abnormal grief: changes to the DSM-5 depression criteria
by Joye C. Anestis When I teach undergraduates about mental illness, we always discuss the line between "normal" and "abnormal" behavior or reactions. One particular piece of diagnostic information always gets the topic really going. I show them the diagnostic...
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January 22, 2010
Doctor Advises Adults On How To Talk With Children About Disasters
The earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12 has evoked emotions of sadness, grief and helplessness in many around the world. While adults may know how to express these feelings, often they do not know how to talk with children about the way the children are feeling...
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December 31, 2009
Working Through Grief: It’s Different For Everyone
A death of a loved one, a job loss, the end of a marriage, an illness or disability. Everyone faces losses and grief, but the toll that grief can take on the mind and body can catch many people by surprise. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of grief -- a normal reaction to loss...
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September 22, 2009
Cry Me a Reason: The Benefits Crying Has on Relationships
Inherently, many of us feel better after a good cry. Shakespeare knew it, too: “To weep is to make less the depth of grief.” Whether releasing a chemical build-up (which has been another focus of research on crying; see Parachin's article outlined below) or simply blubbering out a dust particle, shedding tears seems [...]... Hasson, O. (2009) Emotional Tears as Biological Si
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August 4, 2009
Detection Of “Prolonged Grief Disorder” May Help Bereaved Individuals
Identification of criteria for the detection of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) appear able to identify bereaved persons at heightened risk for enduring distress and dysfunction, says a new study in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine.
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July 21, 2009
Shooting unarmed suspects: A matter of race?
[Originally posted in November 2006]The recent controversial shooting of an unarmed black man in New York has generated terrible grief and perhaps justifiable anger. But if officers honestly believed the man was armed and intended to harm them, weren't they justified in shooting?Perhaps, but an important additional question is this: were they predisposed to believe he was armed simply because he
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May 7, 2009
Couples often differ in grief after baby loss (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who lose a premature baby soon after birth often differ in their level of grief, and couples who talk about those feelings might fare better in the long term, a small study suggests.
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April 22, 2009
Couples Cope In Different Ways Following Death Of Premature Baby (Medical News Today)
Most parents who have lost a premature baby still hold the baby in a central place in their lives two to six years after the baby's death, physicians report in a new small study. According to lead author Stefan Büchi, M.D., how they share this grief and suffering depends on the emotional exchange and communication between the partners.
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Couples Cope In Different Ways Following Death Of Premature Baby
Most parents who have lost a premature baby still hold the baby in a central place in their lives two to six years after the baby's death, physicians report in a new small study. According to lead author Stefan Büchi, M.D., how they share this grief and suffering depends on the emotional exchange and communication between the partners. "Our research indicates that communicating about the deat
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