Both ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief are types of complicated losses that can cause prolonged grieving. Ambiguous loss occurs when there is no emotional closure, and disenfranchised grief happens when a person's loss is not supported by others. Though they are different classifications of grief, a person can experience both at the same time. For example, a person in a same-sex relationship in a place where homosexuality is not accepted would experience ambiguous loss if that person went missing, and disenfranchised grief because the loss could not be openly grieved.