My wife died ten months ago. In another two months, I will have a new mental disorder: “Prolonged Grief Disorder.” ...

When Cody Delistraty lost his mother in 2014, he was surprised by the various ways that he, his brother and his father dealt with their grief. The journalist and speechwriter had expected his family’s ...

My husband and I woke up in the afterglow this morning. With help from members of a local repertory troupe, we performed to a near-sellout audience last night at a small black box theater in Atlanta.

Many grieving children are told to "get over it" and often experience bullying related to their loss. The death of a loved one is scientifically proven to change a child's brain chemistry, affecting ...

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.

On March 20, 2025, we passed the fifth anniversary of the start of the pandemic with very little fanfare. Though it radically altered life for all of us, and for some more than others, there was ...

Losing a loved one represents one of life’s most challenging experiences, with grief following unpredictable patterns that defy simple categorization into neat stages. Mental health professionals at ...

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 ...

For all of travel’s noted benefits, the scientific evidence around how it might help us cope with grief is shockingly limited. As Mary-Frances O’Connor, the first scientist to study grief with ...