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 ...

People so often confuse grief with depression. The field trip I organized to visit artist Amanda Filippelli’s public art installation in Pittsburgh, The Remembering Room had fewer participants than ...

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 ...

A decade later, she spoke to me about her grief in metaphors, as something ongoing rather than completed, a process that had shifted shape over time but had not ended. Ella’s experience is not unusual ...

(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 ...

August 30 marks National Grief Awareness Day, a significant observance that highlights the often-overlooked emotional impact of loss and emphasizes the importance of supporting people through the ...

My husband passed away in April after suffering for many years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. I was his caregiver for over a year, along with hospice. It was very hard on me. Since he ...

There’s no map for grief. One day may feel almost normal, the next, impossible. For some, grief becomes more than emotional heartbreak. It becomes a clinical condition that disrupts daily life and the ...

Geisler says the first step you can take to protect mental health this season is taking time to care for yourself. “I think we need to be taking care of our mental health. We need to be exercising, ...

Depressed mood during pet bereavement is common, but clinical depression isn’t usually part of the package. Support from loved ones, honoring memories, and allowing the grieving process can help you ...