Is impending or actual death of a spouse with dementia bad for mental health? Antidepressant use surrounding widowhood.

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Previous studies have shown that the risk of death is elevated after the death of a spouse. Limited evidence is available on changes in mental health before and after bereavement among individuals whose spouse dies of dementia.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Public Health

Title: European journal of public health

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1464-360X

ISSN (Print): 1101-1262

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 01 2020

Volume: 30

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Population Research Unit, Department of Social Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

[2 ] Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.

[3 ] Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Publisher Item ID: 5860793

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa099

PubMed ID: 32607530

SO-VID: 6ebb2b96-49c0-4133-86d6-ec967f0667a1

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