depression do not see the relationship between their mood problems and their unresolved grief. In some cases, the loss occurs within six months to a year before the onset of depressive symptoms. In other cases, like Joe’s, the onset is more subtle, and the unresolved grief is not so easily identified. Important transitions, whether positive or negative (for example, graduating from college, getting married, birth of a first child, retirement, demotions, unexpected moves, layoffs, etc.), cause us to reflect