Bereavement and depression.

摘要: Bereavement is the reaction to loss of a loved one by death and usually occurs in three stages: numbness, depression, recovery. The length time it takes for bereavement resolve varies from person person. During depression stage, bereaved may experience all symptoms typical depressed patient, with exception retardation. However, patient has more than reports feeling changed, not his or her usual self, whereas expects have such symptoms. essence morbidity increased use alcohol, tranquilizers, hypnotics, cigarettes, other substances during this stressful time. Increased mortality men aged 75 years younger first year bereavement, but does increase women parents that year. Pathologic grief, defined as continued depressive symptom, about 15% persons when they are initially widowed. Treatment should be which given any patient.