Test Your Knowledge

Preparing questions in advance can help patients to have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following grief-related questions:

1. Are my physical symptoms related to grief or another condition?
   
   
2. What type of grief am I experiencing?
   
   
3. Do I need medication or other type of therapy?
   
   
4. Do you know of any support groups in the area that may be helpful to me?
   
   
5. Does my grief seem to be progressing towards major depression?
   
   
6. My feelings and symptoms are different from other times I have been bereaved. Is this normal?
   
   
7. For how long can I expect my grief to last?
   
   
8. How can I talk to my child about death?
   
   
9. How can I help my children cope with their grief?