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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 131, No. 7

Articles | July 01, 1974

Pathological Grief Following Spontaneous Abortion

ROBERT T. CORNEY; FREDERICK T. HORTON

Am J Psychiatry 1974;131:825-827.

Director, Adult Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn. 37232

Fellow in Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn. 37232

1974, The American Psychiatric Association

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The authors describe a patient who developed acute, disturbing symptoms several months after a spontaneous abortion during early pregnancy. Anamnesis revealed that her symptoms were not the usual symptoms of acute grief but were representative of pathological grief a complication of mourning. The authors feel that the recognition of pathological grief is important because it may prove resistant to the usual treatment measures for depression.

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