ABSTRACT
Psychotropic medication can be helpful for some grieving adults experiencing moderate to severe depression, anxiety or insomnia. Medication may also help some adults to better tolerate and complete certain intensive psychotherapy approaches for treatment of complicated grief. However, psychotherapy, not psychotropic medication, is the first line treatment for grief and related psychological difficulties. Psychotropic medication should cautiously be considered as an adjunct for some grievers for whom therapy alone is not adequately addressing symptoms.
