Antidepressants to treat grief? Psychiatry panelists with ties to drug industry say yes

[no_hypocrisy]

202. This is entirely different from the standard treatment I've heard about.

Until now, I've been familiar with primary care/family M.D.s who prescribe a temporary sleeping aid like Ambien as a lot of people can't fall asleep due to the grief, stress, the responsibilities thrust upon them due to the death of someone they were close to. If there were grief issues, the patient would be referred to their clergy, mental health therapist, or even a psychiatrist with an emphasis of talking about unresolved issues, not a way to get more pharmaceuticals.

This article makes grief a physiological/neurological disorder instead of an expected byproduct of living. I know there are extreme manifestations where grief can be so extreme that one's sanity or safety (e.g., suicide) is endangered. That's different from the premise of medicating grief in general.

Freakin' Brave New World . . . . where you're not allowed to cry and grieve.