Early parental death and risk of hospitalization for affective disorder in adulthood

Charlotte Weiling Appel, Christoffer Johansen, Isabelle Deltour, Kirsten Frederiksen, Henrik Hjalgrim, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Annemarie Dencker, Jes Dige, Per Bøge, Bo Andreassen Rix, Atle Dyregrov, Preben Engelbrekt, Eva Helweg, Ole Abildgaard Mikkelsen, Mette Terp Høybye, Pernille Envold Hansen Bidstrup

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    Abstract

    Early parental death is one of the most stressful childhood life events and may influence subsequent psychological health. We investigated the association between early parental loss and risk of hospitalization for an affective disorder in adulthood.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEpidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
    Volume24
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)608-15
    Number of pages8
    ISSN1044-3983
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

    Keywords

    • Adult
    • Affective Disorders, Psychotic
    • Age Factors
    • Bereavement
    • Denmark
    • Female
    • Follow-Up Studies
    • Hospitalization
    • Humans
    • Male
    • Parental Death
    • Registries
    • Risk Assessment
    • Stress, Psychological
    • Suicide

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