By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Grief is a deeply personal yet universal emotion that can leave us overwhelmed and disconnected. Understanding the stages of grief offers valuable insight into the healing ...

Caregivers often get into health care because of an underlying desire to help heal people. That is why when caregivers lose patients, it can have a big emotional impact. Grief is a natural and normal ...

For most of us, it's easy—and awful—to imagine suffering a serious loss. We form strong personal connections; we deeply love our families; we join groups or movements to express passionate hopes; we ...

I seem to get depressed about things more than my friends do. What can I do about it? A patient recently asked me this question. At some point, everyone gets depressed — for instance, when a ...

Grief is likely not the first word that comes to mind when thinking about post-election emotions. It's typically a word associated with the loss of a loved one. But for many people this past election, ...

“Pet loss grief is considered a ‘disenfranchised grief,’ which means it’s a type of grief that’s not widely acknowledged or validated or supported by our dominant culture,’ explains Beth Bigler, a pet ...

For many of us, this time of year may bring the winter blues. Shorter, darker days and cold nights can make many people feel depressed in the winter. People who experience winter depression are often ...

There’s no easy way to cope, if the voting didn’t go your way on Tuesday. But some experts want to help. We’ve published a few stories over the past week about election anxiety, and how to go through ...