Table 1.

Comparison of grief versus depression symptoms

Grief symptoms14	DSM-5 depression symptoms13
1. Intrusive thoughts about loss	1. Depressed mood
2. Pangs of severe distress	2. Loss of interest or pleasure
3. Yearning for before loss	3. Fatigue, lack of energy
4. Avoiding reminders of loss	4. Poor appetite or over eating
5. Bitterness over loss	5. Insomnia or hypersomnia
6. Feeling stunned, shocked, dazed	6. Difficulty concentrating
7. Confused, part of you died	7. Excessive guilt or self-blame
8. Trouble accepting loss as real	8. Psychomotor changes
9. Hard to trust others since loss	9. Thoughts of death or suicide
10. Feeling emotionally numb
11. Feeling that life is unfulfilling, meaningless
12. Grief symptoms make life more difficult