Characterized by prolonged intense yearning and preoccupation with the lost loved one, waves of sadness and longing, bitter protest, caregiver self-blame, and a feeling of profound emptiness that does not lessen with time, complicated grief may be more prevalent in older people than in younger adults. It destroys sufferers’ lives for years, is not cured through traditional talk or drug therapies, and has seemed resistant to almost all treatment.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Seeking Volunteers for Complicated Grief Study
A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health is seeking participants for a study of complicated grief .
