The client lost her husband of 50 years 10 months ago.She now sees every day as a gray fog with no light.She has begun to experience changes in eating,sleeping,and activity levels;angry,hostile moods;and an inability to concentrate or complete work tasks.What is the client experiencing?

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With bereavement-related depression,the griever feels the loss so intensely that despair and worthlessness overwhelm everything.This is not considered a normal grief reaction.Complicated grief refers to a constant yearning for the deceased without symptoms of depression.Complicated depression is not a grief reaction.

The Client Lost Her Husband of 50 Years 10 Months