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Grief vs. Traumatic Grief

By Odelya Gertel Kraybill — 2019

Traumatic grief, that is, the grief that accompanies loss that is unexpected, is different. Such a loss triggers post-trauma survival mechanisms in addition to the mourning of whatever was unexpectedly lost.

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