Mourning in a Pandemic: The Differential Impact of Widowhood on Mental Health During COVID-19.

Haowei WangEmily Smith-GreenawayShawn BauldryRachel Margolis Ashton M Verdery

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2022)

These results highlight that the millions of COVID-19 widow(er)s face extreme mental health risks, eclipsing those experienced by surviving spouses pre-pandemic, furthering concerns about the pandemic's lasting impacts on health.

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