Self-Reported Patterns of Use of Alcohol and Drugs After Suicide Bereavement and Other Sudden Losses: A Mixed Methods Study of 1,854 Young Bereaved Adults in the UK

Frontiers in Psychology

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Alexandra Pitman¹  Fiona Stevenson³  Michael King¹  David Osborn¹ 

[1] UCL Division of Psychiatry, University College London, United Kingdom;Camden and Islington National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, United Kingdom;UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom

关键词: alcohol;    drugs;    substance misuse;    bereavement;    grief;    content analysis;    qualitative methods;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01024

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Bereavement, particularly by suicide, is associated with an excess risk of mortality and of physical and psychological morbidity. Use of alcohol as a coping mechanism is suggested as a contributing factor. However, studies describing substance use after bereavement rely on diagnostic data, lacking a more fine-grained understanding of patterns of substance use when grieving. We aimed to use mixed methods to compare patterns of substance use after bereavement by suicide and other sudden deaths among young adults in the UK.

【 授权许可】

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