Ernie's wife of 65 years passed away more than 8 months ago. Ernie expresses feelings of loneliness, emptiness, and meaningless. He appears preoccupied with the loss of his wife, so much so that his family and friends are concerned with his overall well-being. Ernie is experiencing .

The answer is prolonged grief disorder.

Explanation:

Prolonged grief disorder is a syndrome characterised by a persistent feeling of sadness and worry about the past death of a loved one. While grief is natural and goes through a series of stages, this disorder continues with the symptoms of grief for longer than usual, and interferes with the person's daily life as he or she might not show interest in any kind of activity.

prolonged grief disorder.

Explanation:

Prolonged grief disorder is a kind of grief disorder in which the person that his or her loved one(s) die grief for a very long time. People suffering from Prolonged grief disorder wants to see, talk to and hold the loved person(s) that they had lost to death.

This is the same case with Ernie in the question above, Ernie lost his wife but still long to be with her even after Eight(8) months. People like Ernie needs therapy.