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Long-term grief defined as mental illness
Now and Then
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The powers that be in the world of psychiatry/clinical psychology have declared that I am mentally ill, or at least emotionally disturbed. The last issue of the psychiatric DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) includes grief that persists as long as a year as clinical disorder. Since professionals in this realm are socially mandated labelers, this must be true.
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