Grief can be addictive

Prolonged, unabated grief, known as complicated grief, activates neurones in the brain's reward centres, possibly giving memories of lost loved ones addictive qualities. US researchers looked at 23 women who had lost a mother or sister to breast cancer. They found that 11 had complicated grief, while 12 had the more normal, non-complicated grief. Study participants looked at a photograph of their ...

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