Researchers found that 7.5 percent of people who had lost a pet met the threshold for probable PGD. That rate was comparable ...

A UK study found that some pet owners develop prolonged grief disorder after the death of a pet, with symptoms mirroring ...

Losing a pet can be as painful as losing a loved one. Understanding the clinical relevance of this bond, even before loss ...

Now, a new study by the National University of Ireland Maynooth has revealed that pet loss can feel just as intense as losing ...

For one in five people, losing a pet has been more distressing than losing a human loved one. New research has revealed that ...

What makes this even harder is that society often downplays the grief of losing a pet, leaving people feeling alone and ...

Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so ...

When a pet dies, grief doesn’t arrive alone. It brings with it an awkward entourage: embarrassment, self-consciousness, the ...

Losing a cherished pet can be an emotionally devastating experience. Unfortunately, on a societal level, we simply do not recognize how painful pet loss can be and how much it can impair our emotional ...

Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...

Erica Lee said words can't describe what she felt when she lost her beloved dog, Chief. "Chief was the best dog ever, he was very sweet, loving--I was heartbroken." Luckily, Lee's company allowed her ...