Recognising pathological grief

Pathological grief in doctors' wives.

The mental health of doctors has received increasing attention in recent years, but articles on the doctor's wife and family remain scarce.' Those reports that do exist emphasise the wife's reluctance to express her dependence on her husband because he is already burdened with trying to meet the needs of his patients2 and her search for a personal identity that is not based solely on being a do...

Running head: NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL GRIEF

On the classification and diagnosis of pathological grief.

It has been suggested that pathological grief should become either a separate category of mental disorder or be integrated within existing, extended classifications in systems such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Despite strong arguments for inclusion, and advancements by scientists toward development of diagnostic classification, there has been a lack of critical ...

A randomized open trial assessing the feasibility of behavioral activation for pathological grief responding.

This study investigated the feasibility of using behavioral activation to treat enduring postbereavement mental health difficulties using a two-arm, multiple baseline design comparing an immediate start group to a delayed start group at baseline, 12-, 24-, and 36-weeks postrandomization. Participants received 12-14 sessions of behavioral activation within a 12-week intervention period starting ...

Psychiatry Among the James Bay Cree: A Focus on Pathological Grief Reactions

For the past ten years, I have been visiting James Bay Cree clinics in northern Québec to see their psychiatric cases and discuss problem cases with local physicians and others involved in their care. In addition Cree patients who are referred from northern communities for two to three weeks of psychotherapy constitute at least half my current psychiatric practice in Montréal. On this basis, I ...