Grief vs Depression
Distinguishing between a dying patient’s normal grief and a major depression is a part of routine care for patients near the end-of-life. This Fast Fact will review the definitions and clinical features that distinguish these conditions.
Grief vs Bereavement
According to Wikipedia [link], there is a clear distinction between grief and bereavement, which is interesting. It also talks about the various stages of grief. I'm not advocating for 'binning' human emotion into such boxes, but let's say I'm in 'disorganisation and despair'... which only means I'm this much closer to 'reorganisation'. It's not to say I haven't felt like shit all week.
Grief vs Depression After A Bereavement
My mother died 10 months ago and my father has recently begun to hallucinate about her. Is this part of normal grief ?
Grief vs Trauma
from "The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children"
Grief vs The Over-Analytical, Over-Critical, Perfectionist Mind
So what does an over-analytical, over-critical, perfectionist mind try to do when faced with an incomprehensible situation such as bereavement by suicide?
Normal vs Prolonged/Complicated Grief
There are no research-based, widely supported criteria to distinguish normal from problematic grief. Bereaving individuals typically struggle with moderate levels of symptoms and have difficulty managing responsibilities, but they somehow struggle through these tasks and gradually return to their normal level of functioning. However, chronic grievers experience more intense symptoms and their daily life functioning is more severely impaired for at least a year after the loss.
