Prolonged Grief, Mental Illness, and How Long Does Grief Last?

Psychiatry's most powerful body just added a new "disorder" it's diagnostic manual: prolonged grief. This diagnosis started a controversy among mental health professionals and those who have suffered loss. In this Widower Wednesday video I tackle whether prolonged grief should be a mental illness and answer the question: how long does it take someone to grieve? Here’s the New York Times article discussed in the video.