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When grief won't go away

(New York Times) UPDATED 2009-09-28

Statistics suggest that every death in the United States affects an average of four other people, and these people must endure a period of sadness and grief over their loss. But for about 15 percent of these mourners, the grief doesn't go away. In this article, a health reporter talks to experts about a disorder known as complicated grief or prolonged grief disorder, an extreme form of mourning that can send people into "a loop of suffering" that causes them to withdraw from humanity. Read full story >

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