{"id":8351,"date":"2022-08-23T03:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/?page_id=8351"},"modified":"2023-04-19T19:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:03:44","slug":"prolonged-grief-disorder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/prolonged-grief-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolonged Grief Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"section-reviewed-by section-sidebar-visible\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-left media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-thumbail\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/minkyung-chung-headshot-300x266.png');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"reviewed-by-title\">Medically reviewed by<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\" style=\"display:none;\">Minkyung Chung<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\">Minkyung Chung, MS, LMHC<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewed On: August 23, 2023<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>  \r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"faq section\" id=\"section-faq\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-new\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">Are there different types of grief?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Because people experience grief differently, it\u2019s no wonder there are different types of grief. A few examples include disenfranchised grief, acute grief, anticipatory grief, and pet grief. If you need help managing your grief, talk with your primary care physician or ask a friend or loved one for a recommendation for a mental health professional. You can also consider an online grief therapy platform like Talkspace, who offers convenient online grief counseling with trained, experienced mental health professionals who understand how to treat prolonged grief disorder.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">Will I ever heal from grief?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>For some people, their grief reaction is more intense and lasts longer. 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You\u2019ll never be the same after losing someone you love, but you can find acceptance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t{\n\t\t  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t  \"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"name\": \"Are there different types of grief?\",\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"<p>Because people experience grief differently, it\u2019s no wonder there are different types of grief. A few examples include disenfranchised grief, acute grief, anticipatory grief, and pet grief. If you need help managing your grief, talk with your primary care physician or ask a friend or loved one for a recommendation for a mental health professional. 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