ABSTRACT
This chapter provides definitions and descriptions of relevant concepts such as addiction, recovery, loss, primary and secondary loss, grief, bereavement, mourning, and complicated grief. Additionally, the concepts of disenfranchised, unconventional, and anticipatory grief are outlined as are nonfinite and ambiguous losses. Trauma and culture (and drug culture specifically) are further defined with attention to cultural identity and acultural individuals. Proposed criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder, Complex Grief, and Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder are also included.
