Annie Sklaver Orenstein was 25 when her brother Ben was killed while serving in Afghanistan. She found solace in writing about him and others who have lost siblings. Earlier this year, she published ...

Dr Pies: I'm delighted to have my colleagues, Dr Sid Zisook and Dr Kathy Shear, join me in a discussion of grief, depression, and some of the controversies surrounding these topics. Sid and Kathy, as ...

Oceanic Counseling Group aims to clarify the distinction between grief and complicated grief, shedding light on their differences and the impact they can have on individuals coping with loss. While ...

(Updated Sept. 26, 2014) An intervention specifically targeting symptoms of complicated grief, a debilitating state of prolonged, acute grief, is superior to a treatment used for depression, a new ...

Ambiguous grief is the experience of loss without closure, often prolonged and rarely fully recognized by society. Grief is a natural response to loss, often associated with death. However, there is ...

National Grief Awareness Day is Saturday Aug. 30. It’s a day dedicated to open communication on loss and bereavement to raise awareness about the experience of grief and the grieving process, to ...

Grief and mourning are similar, but grief is an internal experience, while mourning includes outward actions such as memorials, rituals, or cultural practices. While grief is involuntary, mourning ...

Annie Sklaver Orenstein, author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief, tells Morning Edition that grief is complicated but... Grieving the dead is complicated. Here's how you can ...

Grief is complicated, but author Annie Sklaver Orenstein tells Morning Edition there are simple ways to help those grieving a loss. (Getty Images) Annie Sklaver Orenstein was 25 when her brother Ben ...