Morbidity following Sudden and Unexpected Bereavement

With the help of data on the registered days of sickness per year, a study was made of a group of relatives (n = 32) who had suffered sudden and unexpected bereavement to determine whether this resulted in an increase in morbidity in the two-year period following the loss, compared with the previous...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 1984-01, Vol.144 (1), p.84-88
Main Author: Lundin, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Death
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Death, Sudden - etiology
Family
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - etiology
Morbidity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociocultural environment
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Summary:With the help of data on the registered days of sickness per year, a study was made of a group of relatives (n = 32) who had suffered sudden and unexpected bereavement to determine whether this resulted in an increase in morbidity in the two-year period following the loss, compared with the previous two years. A comparison was made with a control group of relatives who had also suffered bereavement but where the deaths were not unexpected. Increased morbidity, especially psychiatric morbidity, was found following sudden and unexpected bereavement but not in the control group. It is concluded that persons exposed to sudden and unexpected loss of a close relative are subject to increased psychiatric morbidity and should be regarded as a high-risk group.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.144.1.84