Comments on: Grief over DSM-V depression criteria

By: Stephani

Stephani — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:01:45 +0000

If grief is severely impairing ones ability to function in key roles or if a person is having persistent suicidal thoughts, it is essential to seek professional help from someone trained in the treatment of loss to decide whether medication — along with therapy — might be helpful. Dr Katherine Shear, the director of the Center For Complicated Grief at Columbia University School of Social Work has developed a focused 16 week therapy, complicated grief therapy that has been proven efficacious in clinical trial to help those with complicated grief. People with Complicated Grief often say that they feel “stuck”, grief dominates their lives with no respite in sight. Dr Shear’s 16 week treatment guides people in resolving grief complications and revitalizes the natural healing process.

By: Mary Ellen Edwards. LCSW

Mary Ellen Edwards. LCSW — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:42:00 +0000

Grief is actually the body’s healing process to loss. It is quite different than Depression. As a grief specialist it is necessary to go right through grief to release the attachment, to let go of the future dreams and hopes, to honor the relationship. The problem comes from when people are not grieving or have what is called “complicated grief” with no insight. We need to help people understand the process and clear away guilt and other issues that get in the way of people being able to honor the loss. When that happens people heal… Instead of pathologicallizing it, we need to do the opposite. In my humble, professional opinion…

By: Minneapolis psychiatrist

Minneapolis psychiatrist — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:09:26 +0000

I would agree that grief and clinical depression have major differences, and this water should be tread carefully. Grief is a normal part of all of our lives, and we all deal with it. A recent blog post about grief was particularly enlightening, reminding us how we all interact with grieving people on a daily basis and must be supportive as well as we're able. However, diagnosing people's grief as depression is another step.