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A New Place to Talk About Death: A Cafe

Posted on 06/12/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

CaregivingWanna talk about death? It seems that a lot of people do. Death cafes are popping up around the country, with more than 60 so far. You will be hearing a lot more about them. (I swear on my life.) Look, even USAToday has written about them! At these Cafes, the conversation is about … death: Our fear of it, how we prepare for our own, what we think happens after it’s over, near-death experiences, grieving rituals and funerals. The biggest …

Should Grief Be Considered A Disorder?

Posted on 01/27/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthIf you’re grieving over the loss of a loved one, is that normal? Or should it be diagnosed as depression? That’s the controversy over a proposed change to the medical diagnosis of depression that would characterize grieving as a disorder and greatly increase the number of people treated for it, reports the New York Times. The American Psychiatric Association is finishing work on the new edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, considered the psychiatrists’ bible and …