Careful evaluation
We review your symptoms, history, and past treatment before suggesting a plan.
Services
Grief & bereavement
Medically reviewed by Yenny Porrata DNP, FNP, PMHNP, BC - Adult Psychiatry
Compassionate care after a loss, including prolonged grief, sleep changes, and depressive symptoms.
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What to expect
A clear plan
Options, benefits, and possible side effects are explained in plain language.
Ongoing follow-up
The plan is reviewed at each visit and adjusted to your response, routine, and goals.
Understanding this condition
Grief is a natural response to loss, not a disorder. Psychiatric care becomes helpful when grief is prolonged, disabling, or accompanied by severe depression, inability to function, or thoughts of not wanting to live.
Prolonged grief is characterized by intense yearning, preoccupation with the person who died, and difficulty resuming life more than a year after the loss. It responds to focused treatment.
How this condition is evaluated and treated
Distinguish grief from depression
Both can coexist. The evaluation identifies whether depressive illness is present and requires treatment in its own right.
Respect for your process
The goal is not to remove grief but to reduce suffering that prevents sleep, work, and connection with others.
Support and referral
Grief-focused therapy or support groups are recommended when they fit, with psychiatric follow-up as needed.
Common signs and symptoms
- Intense longing or preoccupation lasting well beyond the first year
- Difficulty accepting the loss or avoiding reminders entirely
- Persistent guilt, anger, or a sense that life has no purpose
- Withdrawal from family, friends, or work
- Sleep, appetite, or concentration disruption that does not lift
- Thoughts of wanting to join the person who died
When to schedule an evaluation
Reach out if grief is not easing over time, if you cannot function, or if you have thoughts of self-harm. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Call 786-542-5766Frequently asked questions
Is it wrong to seek treatment for grief?
No. Seeking support does not diminish the loss. Care targets suffering that is preventing you from living your life.
How long should grief last?
There is no fixed timeline. Concern rises when grief remains disabling more than a year after the loss.
Will medication make me forget?
No. Treatment does not erase memory or love; it addresses depression, sleep, and anxiety symptoms that intensify suffering.
Areas served
Grief & bereavement — care across South Florida.
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786-542-57661840 W 49th St. Suite 717, Hialeah, FL 33012
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