Complicated grief
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What is complicated grief?
Grief is a response to loss such as the loss of a family member, friend, or other loved one. Grief can encompass a variety of emotions, behaviors, and symptoms. Complicated grief occurs when this grief response impairs one's ability to function and persists beyond several months or even years.
Common symptoms reported by people with complicated grief
Treatments taken by people for complicated grief
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Compare treatments taken by people with complicated grief
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have complicated grief through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with complicated grief? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has complicated grief on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 58 say complicated grief is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 12 | |
| 40s | 16 | |
| 50s | 10 | |
| 60s | 8 | |
| 70+ | 28 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 7 | |
| 30-39 years | 8 | |
| 40-49 years | 5 | |
| 50-59 years | 5 | |
| 60-69 years | 4 | |
| 70+ years | 6 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 12 | |
| Female | 116 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 46 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 25 |