Grief

Client reports persistent longing, preoccupation, or emotional distress related to a significant person, relationship, role, or aspect of life that has been lost.
Patient experiences difficulty accepting or integrating the reality of a significant loss and adjusting to resulting changes.
Client reports difficulty adapting to life without something or someone that previously provided connection, stability, meaning, or identity.
Patient experiences heightened emotional distress surrounding reminders of the loss, changes associated with the loss, or the absence of what was previously present.

Client reports persistent sadness, emotional pain, guilt, anger, emptiness, or other distressing emotional responses related to the loss.
Patient experiences recurrent thoughts, memories, or preoccupation related to the loss, its circumstances, or its meaning.
Client reports difficulty experiencing positive emotions or reconnecting with previously meaningful aspects of life following the loss.
Patient experiences self blame, regret, unresolved questions, or difficulty making sense of the loss.

Client reports difficulty maintaining daily responsibilities, routines, work, school, or other areas of functioning following a significant loss.
Patient has reduced engagement in previously meaningful activities or social relationships due to grief related distress.
Client experiences difficulty adapting to changes in routines, responsibilities, roles, relationships, or circumstances following the loss.
Patient reports grief related distress that interferes with consistent engagement in valued areas of life.

Client reports difficulty adjusting to changes in identity, roles, relationships, or sense of self following a significant loss.
Patient experiences feelings of disconnection, loneliness, or difficulty maintaining meaningful connections with others.
Client reports difficulty finding meaning, purpose, or direction following a significant loss or major life transition.
Patient experiences difficulty integrating the loss into their understanding of themselves, their relationships, and their future.

Client reports distressing memories, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, or heightened emotional responses related to traumatic or unexpected aspects of a loss.
Patient experiences significant distress when exposed to reminders of the loss or circumstances surrounding it.
Client reports difficulty processing traumatic aspects of the loss or integrating the experience into their understanding of what occurred.
Patient presents with grief related distress complicated by trauma related symptoms, unresolved interpersonal concerns, or other factors interfering with adjustment.

Client reports persistent and clinically significant grief related distress that continues to interfere with functioning beyond what would be expected within their cultural or contextual framework.
Patient experiences ongoing intense longing, preoccupation, emotional pain, or difficulty accepting a significant loss that interferes with adaptation.
Client reports feeling emotionally stuck in the grieving process and difficulty re-engaging with meaningful relationships, activities, or future-oriented goals.
Patient experiences persistent grief related impairment accompanied by increased vulnerability to depression, anxiety, trauma related symptoms, or other co-occurring concerns.