Is 'Normal Grief' a Mental Disorder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4351245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Wilkinson (0000-0002-2073-1762, Keele University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 200 |
| Pages | 290-304 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9213.00186 |
| OpenAlex | W4250087097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 1 |
I argue that grief (including ‘normal grief’) is a mental disorder. I discuss the main concepts involved briefly, and state the prima facie case in favour of the view that grief is a disorder. I consider objections that grief is not a disorder because (a) it is a normal response; (b) it is more healthy than failing to grieve; (c) it involves cognitive good; (d) it is a rational response; (e) it ought not to be medicalized or treated; (f ) it has a ‘distinct sustaining cause’. Each objection is flawed, and I conclude that there is a strong case for regarding even ‘normal’ grief as a disorder. Alternatively, the arguments in this paper may be taken as attacking ‘orthodoxrsquo; definitions of mental health (e.g., in DSM 4th edn) by providing an extended discussion of one particular counter‐example
Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Grief · Mental health · Mental state · Prima facie · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Traumatic grief · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |