Podcasts Health The Informed Patient Dreams tied to grief are normal, can be helpful

Dreams tied to grief are normal, can be helpful

Published: June 7, 2017, 5:02 p.m.

b'The disclosure invariably begins with, "This may sound crazy." That\'s how psychologist The disclosure invariably begins with, "This may sound crazy." That\'s how psychologist Jeffrey Schweitzer, PhD Jeffrey Schweitzer, PhD, can tell a bereaved person is about to relay a story about a dream featuring their deceased loved one. Schweitzer, the primary psychologist at the Upstate Cancer Center, has researched the role of dreams during the bereavement process. He says dreams featuring loved ones can be helpful as a person copes with loss., can tell a bereaved person is about to relay a story about a dream featuring their deceased loved one. Schweitzer, the primary psychologist at the Upstate Cancer Center, has researched the role of dreams during the bereavement process. He says dreams featuring loved ones can be helpful as a person copes with loss.'