Widowhood and the risk of psychiatric care, psychotropic medication and all-cause mortality: A cohort study of 658,022 elderly people in Sweden

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-266

  Möller, Jette ^a   Björkenstam, Emma ^a,b   Ljung, Rickard ^a,b   Åberg Yngwe, Monica ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

educational attainment; elderly; marital status; mortality; psychiatry; psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 79951876242     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.513041     Document Type: Article

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