Grief reaction
A condition that encompasses all the different ways in which people cope with losses or the deaths of loved ones.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
Symptoms
Related questions
A 27-year old female asked:
How is complicated grief defined? Lost mom to brain cancer abt 9 yrs ago & still have occasional sad times as a result. Is that a normal response?
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What is best way to deal with grief?
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What can be done about extreme grief?
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A 49-year old asked:
How can I eat properly when your experiencing bad grief?
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A 30-year old asked:
Everything seems so confusing and difficult at the moment. When will grief from death of my husband end?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I am actually in crisis right now as I have gone through a lot of grief and loss recently and am in deep despair?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I get over grief?
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How can I get over grief and loss?
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A 51-year old female asked:
How do I overcome feeling deep grief?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are some ways to cope with grief/loss?
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How to cope with intense grief and bereavement?
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A 39-year old asked:
How can grief of a death influences a child's social development?
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A 43-year old asked:
My significant other is dealing with grief very harshly. How can I help them?
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A 29-year old asked:
How does grief from a death in the family affect a child's social development?
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A male asked:
What is the best way to treat a client with unresolved grief over the loss of their child?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What exactly is unresolved grief and what are the symptoms? Best ways to manage/cope with it?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Why won't grief and yearning go away . I now am feeling so alone with the guilt of seeing doctors , I know I don't deserve . ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Stages of grief when dealing with a suicude of a loved one ? My best friends husband commited suicide on 10/1/12. She's shutting me out per say.
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you have grief induced allergies?
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A 34-year old asked:
I recently miscarried - how do I get over the grief?
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A 43-year old asked:
Advice? When counseling children in grief of loss what are the precautions to take?
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A female asked:
I took 5 mg Valium & 50 mg benedryl together. Will I be ok ? I just lost my dog & the grief is unreal.
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A 23-year old male asked:
I lost a lot of weight rapidly last year due to grief and stress/not eating. I'm half the size i used to be, how can i start to gain weight healthily?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I am not yelling yhem because Ive had 6 months of clean samples and it wa a 1 off and u get so much grief 4 it ? Its sent to lab so they test everything so will it dhow up with that ?
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A 43-year old female asked:
What to do for depression anxiety and grief?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Will emotional numbness caused by grief go away on its own?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is the cna supportive through the grief process for a dementia patient?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Dealing with grief is there an over-the-counter medicine. I have a hard time crying too much.
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A 46-year old female asked:
Is it true anorexia when you lose weight and restrict food because you believe that you are a bad person for and the burden you place on during grief?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is there such a thing as a pediatric oncology grief counselor?
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