Death of a Child Linked to Emotional Breakdown
The devastating grief parents suffer when they lose a child increases their chances of being hospitalized for a psychiatric disorder, Danish researchers report.
Bereaved mothers are particularly vulnerable, the study found. Their risk of hospitalization is twice as great as that of fathers. And while the mothers’ risk is highest in the first year after a child’s death risk, it remains significantly elevated even five years or more after the loss.
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