Grief

An anthropologist answers how one gorilla's death may affect those around him.

There is no proven treatment for grief, but we can stave off and mitigate its effects, in part by healing our bodies before our brains.

Research finds that grieving suicides puts individuals at heightened risk for attempting suicide themselves.

Research confirms that losing a pet dog is a stressful life event.

You might mean well, but resist the temptation to say things that attempt to minimize the suffering of the bereaved.

When a father dies, his daughter recognizes herself in the resilient women of slasher films.

It’s not exactly true that everyone grieves in their own way. It’s a universal experience, which is good, because that can help us to better understand the mourning among us.

Meet three young women who want to teach our repressed society how to explore its relationship with death.