When grief over a loss, usually of a loved one, does not meet the criteria for any of the mental disorders but is a focus of clinical attention it can be classified under this category of "other conditions."

American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994

Also:

• Association for Death Education & Counseling

Books

• Anderson, Wes & Wilson, Owen The Royal Tenenbaums (Paperback - January 2002)
• Attig, Thomas W How We Grieve - Relearning the World Paperback 1996
• Attig, Thomas W The Heart of Grief: Death and the Search for Lasting Love (Paperback - September 2002)
• Colgrove, PhD, Melba, Bloomfield, MD, Harold H., McWilliams, Peter: How to Survive the Loss of Love: Hardcover 1992 | Paperback 1993
• Frankl, Viktor Emil: Man's Search for Meaning This psychoanalyst and Holocaust survivor explores the meaning of suffering..
• Fritsch, Julie & Ilse, Sherokee: The Anguish of Loss - Visual Expressions of Grief and Sorrow  | Paperback | 1992 The loss of a child expressed through poetry and photographs of sculpture.
• Guest, Judith: Ordinary People: Paperback
• Horowitz, Mardi Jon Stress Response Syndromes: PTSD, Grief, and Adjustment Disorders (Hardcover - August 1997)
• Leick, Nini & Davidsen-Nielsen, Marianne: Healing Pain: Attachment, Loss and Grief Therapy Hardcover | Paperback 1991
• Styron, William Lie Down in Darkness

Films

•  9 Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, and Christopher Plummer 2009
• 21 Grams DVD Sean Penn 2003
• Aberdeen DVD Stellan Skarsgĺrd, Lena Headey 2000
• According to Greta Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy, and Evan Ross 2009
• Adam Hugh Dancy, Peter Gallagher, and Amy Irving 2009
• Akeelah and the Bee Download | DVD Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett 2006
• Alice in Wonderland Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, and Helena Bonham Carter 2010
• All About My Mother DVD Cecilia Roth, Marissa Paredes
• Amadeus F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, and Simon Callow 1984
• An Angel at My Table Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, and Iris Churn 1990
• Around the Bend Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, and Jonah Bobo 2004
•  The Asylum Steffanie Pitt, Nick Waring, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Mower, Robin Askwith, Colin Baker, Paul Reynolds, Jean Boht, Robin Parkinson, Penn Linfield, Jane Shakespeare, Sadie Nine, Terry Taplin 2000
• Babel Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett 2006
• The Band's Visit Ahuva Keren, Ronit Elkabetz 2007
• The Basketball Diaries Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, and James Madio 1995
• In The Bedroom DVD Sissy Spacek 2001
• Behind the Lines Jonathan Pryce, James Wilby, Jonny Lee Miller, and Stuart Bunce 1998
• Benny and Joon DVD Johnny Depp 1993
•  The Best of Youth Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, and Adriana Asti 2003
• Between Your Legs Victoria Abril, Javier Bardem, Carmelo Gómez, and Juan Diego 1998
• Big Bad Love Rosanna Arquette, Coleman Barks, Kenneth Carter (II), and Angie Dickinson 2001
• Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry, Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, and Jamie Draven 2000
• Bogus Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu 1996
• The Boss of It All Jean-Marc Barr, Sofie Grĺbřl, Anders Hove, and Fridrik Thór Fridriksson 2006
• Boudu Saved from Drowning Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska, and Jean Gehret 1932
• Bounce DVD Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow 2000
• Bridge to Terabithia Josh Hutcherson, AnnSophia Robb 2007
• Bright Star Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, and Kerry Fox 2008
• Broken Wings DVD Orly Silbersatz Banai, Maya Maron 2003
• The Caveman's Valentine Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Ann Magnuson, and Damir Andrei 2001
• The Celebration Henning Moritzen 1998
• Changeling Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, Denis O'Hare 2008
• A Christmas Carol Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison 1951
• A Christmas Tale Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, and Anne Consigny 2008
• Clean Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle, and Jeanne Balibar 2004
•  Coco Before Chanel Starring Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola 2009
•  Color of Night Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, and Lesley Ann Warren 1994
• The Constant Gardener Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz 2005
• The Country Girl Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly 1955
• Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Kurt Kuenne 2008
• The Double Life of Veronique Irčne Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska, and Kalina
• Duma Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott 2005
• Falling Angels  Mark McKinney, Miranda Richardson, Callum Keith Rennie 2005
• A Farewell to Arms Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, and Oskar Homolka 1957
• Far from the Madding Crowd Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Terence Stamp, and Alan Bates 1967
• Fearless DVD Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini 1993
• Fisher King DVD Robin Williams 1997
• Flightplan Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, and Kate Beahan 2005
• Forbidden Games Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée, and Laurence Badie 1952
• Frankenstein Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, and John Boles 1931
• Garden State Zach Braff, Kenneth Graymez, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm 2004
• Going in Style George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg, and Charles Hallahan 1979
• Good Will Hunting DVD Robin Williams, Matt Damon
• A Good Year Russell Crowe, Freddie Highmore, Abbie Cornish, and Albert Finney 2006
• The Hairdresser's Husband Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Anne-Marie Pisani, and Roland Bertin 1990
• Hanging Up Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, and Walter Matthau 2000
• Harry and Tonto Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, René Enríquez, and Herbert Berghof 1974
• High Art Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson, and Gabriel Mann 1998
• Hiroshima Mon Amour Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, and Pierre Barbaud 1960
• Horsey Holly Ferguson, Todd Kerns, Ryan Robbins, and Victoria Deschanel 1997
• House of Cards DVD Kathleen Turner, Tommy Lee Jones 1993
• How About You Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Joan O'Hara, Vanessa Redgrave 2009
• I Am David Ben Tibber, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright, and Hristo Shopov 2004
• Ice Castles Robby Benson, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, and Tom Skerritt 1978
• Igby Goes Down Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, and Claire Danes 2002
• Inglourious Basterds Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, André Penvern, and Michael Bacall 2009   
• In Her Shoes DVD Cameron Diaz, Shirley MacLaine, Tony Collette 2005
• Into The Arms Of Strangers - Stories Of The Kindertransport Judi Dench, Alexander Gordon, Lory Cahn, and Kurt Fuchel 2000
• Italian for Beginners Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Střvelbćk, and Ann Eleonora Jřrgensen 2001
• It's a Wonderful Life James Stewart, Donna Reed 1947
• Jesus of Montreal Christine-Ann Atallah, Paule Baillargeon, and Boris Bergman 1990
• K-PAX DVD Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges 2001
• Kings and Queen Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Deneuve 2004
•  The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron, and Olympia Dukakis 2000
• Last Tango in Paris Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider 1973
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events DVD Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, and Liam Aiken 2004
• Life as a House DVD Kevin Kline 2001
• Lilo & Stitch Daveigh Chase 2002
• Little Miss Sunshine Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear 2006
• Love Liza DVD Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates 2000
• The Luzhin Defence DVD John Turturro, Emily Watson 2000
• Maria Full of Grace Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Orlando Tobón, and Virgina Ariza 2003
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School DVD Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen, and John Goodman 2005
•  Mary and Max Toni Collette, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Barry Humphries 2009
• Mask Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, and Estelle Getty 1985
• A Mighty Heart Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie 2007
• Miss Potter Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, and Barbara Flynn 2007
• Mondo Cane 2 1964
•  Moon Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, and Rosie Shaw 2009
• Mrs. Henderson Presents Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, and Will Young 2005
• My Girl DVD Dan Aykroyd 1991
• My Life Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman 1993
• My Life as a Dog Lasse Haltröm 1987
• My Sister's Keeper Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, and Jason Patric 2009
• Neverwas Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt, and Bill Bellamy 2005
• Nine Lives (Maggie) Elpidia Carillo, Aomawa Baker 2004
•  Off the Black Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Timothy Hutton 2006
• Off the Map Valentina de Angelis, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, and Amy Brenneman 2005
• On the Beach Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins 1959
• On A Clear Day Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Billy Boyd, and Sean McGinley 2005
• On Guard Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Perez, and Marie Gillain 1998
• Ordinary People Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton 2001
  This story provides a compelling illustration of how the loss of a child can throw an apparently well-functioning family into chaos. Does the survivor suffer from post traumatic stress disorder? In the film Judd Hirsch plays the most human and approachable, yet ethical, psychiatrist yet portrayed in cinema.
• Passengers Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, and Andre Braugher 2008
• Penny Serenade Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Edgar Buchanan, and Beulah Bondi 1999
• Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, and Francesc Albiol 2007
• The Porcelain Doll Lajos Bertók, Sándor Csányi, Judit Németh, and Bálint Péntek 2005
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Mike Binder, and Winona Ryder 2009
• P.S. I Love You Kathy Bates, Michael Countryman, Gina Gershon, and Anne Kent 2007
• Psycho Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, Vera Miles, Simon Oakland 1960
• Pure Molly Parker, Keira Knightley, Harry Eden, and David Wenham 2005
• Rachel Getting Married Anne Hathaway 2008
• Rebel Without a Cause Corey Allen, Jim Backus, Tom Bernard, and Virginia Brissac 1955
• Reign Over Me Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler 2007
• Rent Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp 2005
• The Road Home Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun 2000
• The Royal Tenenbaums DVD Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow 2001
• Samurai Rebellion Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Takeshi Katô, and Tatsuyoshi Ehara 1967
• Saraband Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius 2006
• The Sea Inside Javier Barda, Belén Rueda 2004
• Second Chances Tom Amandes, Kelsey Mulrooney, Stuart Whitman, and Isabel Glasser 1998
• The Secret Life of Bees  Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, and Alicia Keys 2008
• Self-Medicated Diane Venora, Monty Lapica, Greg Germann, and Michael Bowen 2005
• The Sensation of Sight David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Ann Cusack, and Daniel Gillies 2006
• Seven Pounds Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Michael Ealy 2008
• Sex and Lucia Paz Vega, Tristán Ulloa 2001
• Shower DVD 1999
• Shrink Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, and Saffron Burrows 2009
• Shutter Island Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, and Michelle Williams 2009
• Signs Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix 2002
• Single White Female Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, and Peter Friedman 1992
• The Snake Pit Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, and Celeste Holm 1948
• The Son's Room Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante 2001
•  Starting Out in the Evening Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester 2007
• La Strada Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, and Aldo Silvani 1954
• Summer of '42 DVD Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes 1971
• Summer Hours Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, and Edith Scob 2008
• Tell No One Kristin Scott Thomas, Francois Cluzet 2006
• The Third Man Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, and Ernst Deutsch 1949
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, and January Jones 2006
• The Three Faces of Eve Joan Woodward, Lee J. Cobb 1957
• Tuesdays with Morrie Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria 1999
• The Ultimate Gift Drew Fuller, James Garner 2007
• Unstrung Heroes Andie MacDowell, John Turturro 1995
• Up Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, and Christopher Plummer 2009
• The Upside of Anger Joan Allen, Suzanne Bertish, Dane Christensen, and Erika Christensen 2005
• Volver Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueńas, Blanca Portillo 2007
• Waiting for the Messiah (Esperando Al Mesias) Héctor Alterio, Chiara Caselli, Stefania Sandrelli, and Enrique Pineyro
• Walk on Water Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, Caroline Peters, and Gideon Shemer 2005
• Walk the Line Download | DVD Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon 2005
• Ward, Mary Jane Snake Pit library binding 1996
• The Weather Man Nicolas Cage, Hope Davis, Nicholas Hoult, and Michael Caine 2005
• What Dreams May Come DVD Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding 1998
•  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Hideko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Mori 1963
• When Did You Last See Your Father? DVD Colin Firth 2008
•  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, and Sandy Dennis 1966
• World's Greatest Dad Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, and Alexie Gilmore 2004
• The Yearling DVD Gregory Peck 1947

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