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Grief

Treatments: What Works?

It seems like everyone has an opinion when it comes to treatments for mental health or substance use problems. To add to the confusion, it isn’t always obvious who is basing their opinions on real evidence and who is not. And while we often hear people talk about evidence-based treatments, it’s also clear that complementary and alternative medicine approaches are helpful for some.

Depression

Depression is a mental illness. It affects the way you feel. The way you feel is called your mood. Depression is a very low mood. Depression makes it hard to feel happy or to enjoy things. You will also learn about grief in this booklet.

Grief

Learn more about grief. Grief is a normal reaction to a loss. While grief isn’t a mental illness, it can still affect the way you live your life. In this section, you’ll find information about grief, strategies to help manage grief, and tips on finding help.

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