Definition:
Feelings of depression, sadness, and/or grief experienced by parents and caretakers after children coming of age leave their childhood homes is known as the empty nest syndrome. Empty nest is a form of separation stress or emotional loss. Other types of situations that cause separation stress include death, divorce, loss of employment, and loss of home.
Feelings of depression, sadness, and/or grief experienced by parents and caretakers after children coming of age leave their childhood homes is known as the empty nest syndrome. Empty nest is a form of separation stress or emotional loss. Other types of situations that cause separation stress include death, divorce, loss of employment, and loss of home.
Also Known As: Separation Stress
