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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. (Read more)

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  1. Bereavement (National Library of Medicine)
    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. ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bereavement.html - Health Topics
  2. Loss, Grief, and Bereavement (PDQ) From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)
    ... of each other, but they have different meanings. Grief is the normal process of reacting to the ... a change in the way one normally acts. Bereavement is the period after a loss during which ...
    www.cancer.gov/.../supportivecare/bereavement/Patient/page2 - External Health Links
  3. Grief
    Mourning; Grieving; Bereavement ... Grief may be triggered by the death of a loved one. People also can experience grief if they have an illness for which there ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001530.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Grief: Coping with the Reminders After a Loss (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
    ... one see all in End-of-life care Grief (8) Grief: Coping with reminders after a loss ... e-mail address Sign up View past issues Grief: Coping with reminders after a loss When you ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/print/grief/MH00036/METHOD=print - External Health Links
  5. Death of a Child, the Grief of the Parents: A Lifetime Journey (National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Resource Center)
    The Death of a Child, The Grief of the Parents: A Lifetime Journey Introduction The Process of Grief Sudden Infant Death Fathers and Grief Families Needing Additional Support Non– ...
    www.sidscenter.org/...rent=parent&id=4&heading=DeathOfAChild - External Health Links
  6. Death and Grief (Nemours Foundation)
    ... ways to react to a death. What Is Grief? When we have emotional, physical, and spiritual reactions ... person who has died? Back Continue Coping With Grief Just as people feel grief in many different ...
    kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/someone_died.html - External Health Links
  7. Grief and Loss (Alzheimer's Association)
    ... your doctor or a professional counselor. Symptoms of grief: Denial that your loved one is ill. Periods ... must do everything." Ways you can cope with grief and loss: Accept and acknowledge your feelings. They ...
    www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_grief_and_loss.asp - External Health Links
  8. How to Deal with Grief (Center for Mental Health Services)
    How to Deal With Grief What is grief? Grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that comes from losing someone or something important to you. It is a ...
    mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken-01-0104 - External Health Links
  9. Grief of Grandparents (Compassionate Friends)
    ... Find a Candle Lighting Service Near You The Grief of Grandparents The grandparent-grandchild relationship is very ... grandparents have lost a part of their future. Grief Is Individual As with parents, grandparents often grieve ...
    www.compassionatefriends.org/...e_grief_of_grandparents.aspx - External Health Links
  10. Coping with Bereavement (Mental Health America)
    ... and Bereavement >Coping With Bereavement Factsheet: Coping With Bereavement In our hearts, we all know that death is a part of life. ...
    www.nmha.org/.../grief-and-bereavement/coping-with-loss - External Health Links
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