The nurse is providing care for a client who is increasingly depressed and withdrawn following the death of the client's spouse. According to Parkes, in what stage of grief is this client?

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The disorganization stage is characterized by severe depression, social withdrawal, and lack of interest in people and activities. Shock and protest are not explicit stages of Parkes's model. Reorganization is the final stage in the model, in which the individual comes to terms with his loss.

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