The association of time since spousal loss and depression in widowhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Christina Blanner KristiansenJesper Nørgaard KjærPeter HjorthKjeld AndersenA Matthew Prina

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2019)

Widowhood is associated with a high prevalence of depression and the study identifies a population group needing special attention in daily clinical practice. The prevalence is highest in the first month of widowhood, however, continues to be high at least 5 years into widowhood.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
risk factors
physical activity
genome wide
gene expression
dna methylation