Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Diagnosing Grief as a Mental Illness



Most people at some point in their lives are going to deal with various forms of grief and bereavement. Family members, friends, pets, and other tragic events are naturally going to occur, and bereavement is a normal process that follows. The American Psychiatric Association recently made a change on the diagnosis of grief and how it relates to mental illness.

Psychiatry has historically shied away from classifying grief a mental disorder. Now this change could give psychiatrists such as Joseph Franzetti, MD, earlier access to grieving patients.

About Joseph Franzetti, MD
Joseph Franzetti has over 25 years of experience in psychiatry and has helped thousands of patients improve their quality of life.  He provides psychiatric assessment, treatment and rehabilitation care to Arizonans in the greater phoenix area. As a specialized psychiatrist, Joseph Franzetti works to prevent, eliminate and reduce any symptoms related to mental illness or disorder.

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