Therapy Toronto Psychotherapy Definitions

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Bereavement

The loss of a friend, family member or spouse to death. Relationships are affected and there is often guilt on the part of survivors of a death.

The long-term effects of bereavement may include depression, psychosomatic illness, and melancholia.

Perinatal bereavement specifically refers to miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of an infant.

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