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Doctor Shares Grief Experiences Online

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Physician and author Elisa Medhus, M.D., recounts her grief after the loss of her son Erik, 20, after he took his own life in 2009 on her personal blog, Channeling Erik. She wrote an article for the Huffington Post stating her life split into two distinct sections after tragic event: β€œThe Before and The After, The Bliss and The Dark Despair.”

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Labeling Grief as a Major Depressive Disorder

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

If you felt sad following the death of a loved one for a few weeks, would you say you had a psychiatric problem? β€œThe New York Times” reports the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (D.S.M. 5) may label the emotion of grief after the loss of a loved one as the psychiatric disorder called major depressive disorder.

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Teen Writes Book to Help Young Grievers

Friday, August 13th, 2010

At the age of ten Jerome Biroo lost his mother to cancer. Six years later, the teen has let his guard down as he recounts his experiences about dealing with death at a young age as he offers young people advice about this process in a book titled Chances: A Teen Reshapes His Life After the Death of a Parent.

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A Special Place for Grieving Families to Support Each Other

Monday, August 9th, 2010

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Mistaken Identity with Bittersweet Results

Monday, July 26th, 2010

About a week ago, the evening for a group of young adults from Arizona ended tragically after a fatal car accident. Abby Guerra, age 19, and four of her friends were returning from Disneyland when their car crashed on the way home. Officials reported that Guerra and her friend, Tyler Parker, died as a result.

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