I was living in a kind of betwixt and between, trying to balance caring for her, my young children, and my patients, while feeling palpable grief for what I was about to lose. This is what’s known as ...

When it comes to grief, no two experiences are alike. There’s no roadmap for navigating complex feelings and emotions, and how you respond to an upsetting situation varies on the circumstance.

Emily Dickinson famously wrote of it as “the thing with feathers that perches on the soul and sings a tune without the words and never stops at all”. Aristotle described it as “a waking dream”, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

LOT WILL OPEN AT TWO TOMORROW. THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST SOMEONE RECENTLY. ABOUT 10 TO 20% OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED A LOSS EXPERIENCED PROLONGED OR COMPLICATED GRIEF.

When my husband died, a lot of things surprised me. Friends and family showed up en masse. People I hadn’t heard from in years reached out to give their condolences, and there were calls, cards, and ...