1944年Lindemann 氏提出悲痛是一种疾病之后,许多研究者对丧失亲人与身体健康之间关系进行了研究。40多年来已有大量研究认为,丧失亲人者的患病率和死亡率都比没有这类悲痛遭遇者高。其因果关系是因为丧失亲人后的悲痛,可使机体免疫功能发生变化,对病原微生物的抵御力明显降低。另有一种观点认为,有特别生存潜能的人常常有意或无意地选择类同潜能的配偶。这样, After Lindemann’s proposal of grief as a disease in 1944, many researchers studied the relationship between loss of loved ones and their health. For over 40 years a large number of studies have suggested that those who lost loved ones had a higher prevalence and mortality rate than those who did not experience such grief. The causation is because of the grief after losing loved ones, can make the body immune function changes, the resistance of pathogenic microorganisms was significantly reduced. Another view is that those who have a particular potential to survive often or unwittingly choose similar potential spouses. such,