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Bereavement

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Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. When you grieve, it's part of the normal process of reacting to a loss. You may experience grief as a mental, physical, social or emotional reaction. Mental reactions can include anger, guilt, anxiety, sadness and despair. Physical reactions can include sleeping problems, changes in appetite, physical problems or illness.

How long bereavement lasts can depend on how close you were to the person who died, if the person's death was expected and other factors. Friends, family and faith may be sources of support. Grief counseling or grief therapy is also helpful to some people.

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  • Bereavement and Grief (Mental Health America)
  • Coping with Grief: Life after Loss From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Loss From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish
  • Seeking Help and Support for Grief and Loss (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

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  • Complicated Grief (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
  • Coping With Grief and Loss From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) Also in Spanish
  • Grief And Bereavement (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
  • Suicide Grief (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Bereavement From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Grief From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)

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  • Article: Stress Resilience and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders After Childhood Bereavement.
  • Article: Unfinished business, continuing bonds and bereaved college students' grief: a three-wave...
  • Article: Family Involvement in Learning From Expected Child Deaths: A Qualitative Study...
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