Loss of a spouse - resources
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Loss of a spouse - resources - Overview
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The loss of a spouse is seen as the single greatest loss an individual can experience. It results in the loss of security and companionship. The nuclear family unit has weakened in the past 20 years. Elderly people may not have family close by.
The largest published study to date involving medication treatment of BRD used both interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and pharmacotherapy and included individuals grieving the loss of a spouse, child, parent, or sibling.
The elderly, too, are very often exposed to major stressors such as medical problems, the loss of a spouse and friends, a change in a living situation, and financial worries.
Grief is a psychological and emotional reaction to a significant loss, including the loss of a spouse or loved one; grieving may lead to reactive depression from which the individual recovers uneventfully, ...
For older adults, prolonged stress can come from chronic illness, disability, or the loss of a spouse. These types of stressors are long term and can be more difficult to deal with.
Loss of a child - support group
Loss of a spouse - support group
Outlook (Prognosis)
It may take a year or longer to overcome strong feelings of grief, and to accept the loss.
Changes within the family
Chronic pain and illness
Difficulty getting around
Frustration with memory loss
Loss of a spouse or close friend
Trouble adapting to a life change such as moving from a home to a retirement facility ...
Loss of a spouse - resources
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Gastritis - acute
Chicken soup and sickness
Dacryoadenitis
Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia
Atheroembolic renal disease
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Homeopaths frequently recommend ignatia when the patient is suffering from romantic disappointment or the loss of a spouse, relative, friend, or pet. The remedy helps the patient bear the grief and suffering common to emotional upsets.
 See also: Depression, Symptom, Cancer, Stress, Aging
  
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