Dr. Donna Schuurman is back - this time talking about the dangers of pathologizing grief. While the term "complicated grief" has been used in various grief settings for years, it wasn't until March of 2022 that Prolonged Grief Disorder made it into the DSM-5-TR - the Diagnostical & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - as an official diagnosis. This conversation explores the concerns Donna and others in the field share about the move to pathologize grief.
We discuss:
What Donna’s learned about grief working in the field for over 30 years
How that work experience shapes her personal grief
Why she is so passionate about this topic
How diagnoses are social constructs - and who often gets left out of the studies behind these constructs
The dangers of pathologizing grief as a mental disorder
The (short list) of positives of Prolonged Grief Disorder being available as a diagnosis
What Donna is optimistic about in the field of bereavement
Register for Donna’s upcoming webinar: Flawed Foundations, Deconstructing Three Contemporary Grief Constructs Thursday, February 8, 2024.
Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, is the Senior Director of Advocacy & Education at Dougy Center. Dr. Schuurman was the Executive Director of Dougy Center from 1991–2015. Dr. Schuurman is an internationally recognized authority on grief and bereaved children, teens, and families, and the author of Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent (St. Martin’s Press, 2003), among other publications.
Ep. 71: How Schools Can Help When Someone Dies Of Suicide - Donna Schuurman
Ep. 70: Peer Support vs. Therapy - How Do I Choose Which Is Right For Me?
Ep. 69: Who Died? Episode 3 - A Guest Podcast Hosted By Grief Out Loud
Ep. 68: Grief & Art In Public Spaces - Max Collins
Ep. 67: Creating Legacies In The Face Of A Terminal Illness
Ep. 66: Who Died? Episode 2 - A Guest Podcast Hosted By Grief Out Loud
Ep. 65: A Mother's Story - Sue Klebold
Ep. 64: The Pull Of DNA - Grieving A Father You Never Met
Ep. 63: Losing Someone Twice
Ep. 62: Who Died? Episode 1 - A Guest Podcast Hosted By Grief Out Loud
Ep. 61: Is It Grief Or Anger? Does It Matter?
Ep. 60: Online Grief Support For Teens - Asher Liu Of SLAP'D (Surviving Life After a Parent Dies)
Ep. 59: When Grief Gets Awkward
Ep. 58: Culturally Aware Grief Support in the Latino Community
Ep. 57: Fine But Not Okay- Mindfulness In Grief - Joe DiNardo
Ep. 56: Grief In The Present Tense
Ep. 55: Looking Back At Grief - Darwyn Dave
Ep. 54: Self-Compassion As Self-Care In Grief - Heather Stang
Ep. 53: When Someone You Love Is Dying - Supporting Children & Families
Ep. 52: Grieving The Death Of A Partner As A Young Adult
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