Hospitalization for mental illness among parents after the death of a child

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A study is conducted hypothesizing that parental bereavement increases the risk of hospital admission for a psychiatric disorder, especially for affective disorders. The results conclude that psychiatric hospitalization was increased among parents, especially mothers, who lost a child.

Author: Mortensen, Preben Bo, Olsen, Jorn, Jiong Li, Laursen, Thomas Munk, Precht, Dorthe Hansen
United States, Services information, Care and treatment, Services, Hospitalization, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Hospital care, Child death

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Psychiatry

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Author: Fleisher, Mark H.
Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, vols.1-2 (Book), Sadock, Benjamin J., Sadock, Virginia A.

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Book reviews, Correction Notice, Corrections (Book)

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Subjects list: Psychological aspects, Children, Books, Book Review
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