New research finds pet loss can trigger prolonged grief symptoms comparable to human bereavement ...

Researcher calls for guidelines for diagnosing prolonged grief disorder to be expanded to cover people mourning pets ...

New research has shone the light on pet bereavment and suggested that people can experience prolonged grief disorder, as with ...

Grief rarely arrives with permission. It doesn’t wait for a convenient moment or follow a predictable timeline.

For one in five people, losing a pet has been more distressing than losing a human loved one. New research has revealed that 21% of those who experienced both types of bereavement found their pet’s ...

Grieving the death of a pet can be just as painful - and long-lasting - as mourning a human loved one, according to new ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Prolonged grief disorder is now a clinically recognized condition. It’s intense, persistent, and can last a lifetime. “Unfortunately many of us are familiar with grief and for ...

The holidays can be an especially difficult time for those grieving a loss. (Dimensions/E+ via Getty Images) The holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can also be one of the ...

Their faces fill my screen. Expressions of hope and expectation on their 10-year-old faces. I stare into their bright eyes until my hands begin to shake. I have to look away to get a breath. It’s been ...

DEAR ERIC: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly. Then my dad died out of nowhere in 2018. I wanted to die to be with ...

March 18, 2022: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) was released. Throngs of psychology professionals the world over once again lose their ...

I came to know grief from the bad breath—the dry mouth, the fatigue, the nausea. I was twenty-one when my father died of brain cancer. At first, the corporeal sensations were all I could manage. At ...