This document defines bereavement and summarizes normal and complicated bereavement reactions. It discusses definitions of bereavement, grief, and mourning. Normal bereavement reactions include protest, despair/detachment, and reorganization/recovery. Complicated bereavement can involve chronic, hypertrophic, or delayed grief and has risk factors like lack of social support. Finally, it compares bereavement to depression and provides an example case of a bereaved child exhibiting normal grief reactions.