The reaction to the death of a loved one is usually grief. It can also encompass a range of emotions that are powerful and consuming; anger, sadness, loneliness, fear, guilt and helplessness, depending on the nature of the death. A review done by the Catholic University of America in Maryland and Columbia University in New York respectively, links sudden and violent deaths with excessive or traumatic grief reactions. Sudden violent deaths whether through suicide, fatal …
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…to advice on how they ought to react. The groups need not be organized, should be voluntary and should cater only to person who have had similar experiences. The lack of support which forces people to cope alone also leads easily to chronic depression, abuse and other negative reactions. As Shakespeare said: "Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er fraught heart and bids it break." <Tab/>