How Prolonged Grief Disorder Stubbornly Delays Cardiac Recovery

Recovery News | Mental Health & Addiction Recovery · Jun 27, 2026 · 2m

We have all heard the poetic phrase "dying of a broken heart," a term traditionally reserved for literature or classic romance novels. But according to a remarkable new study published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine and reported by PsyPost, the human body treats a broken heart with absolute, dangerous literalism. The data reveals that for individuals struggling with prolonged grief disorder, the psychological inability to process a devastating loss leaves a direct, physical footprint on the cardiovascular system—effectively locking the heart into a persistent, unyielding…