COVID-19 bereavement, depressive symptoms, and binge drinking

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the death of over half a million Americans, leaving in its wake widespread grief and despair. Using national survey data (n = 1998) and a treatment-weighting strategy, this study examines how COVID-19 bereavement associates with depressive symptoms and binge drinki...

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Autor principal:	Matthew K. Grace
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	United States COVID-19 Bereavement Essential workers Psychological distress Binge drinking Mental healing RZ400-408 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:faca4be66e024c81ad58f68b028023752021-11-24T04:34:43ZCOVID-19 bereavement, depressive symptoms, and binge drinking2666-560310.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100041https://doaj.org/article/faca4be66e024c81ad58f68b028023752021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560321000414https://doaj.org/toc/2666-5603The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the death of over half a million Americans, leaving in its wake widespread grief and despair. Using national survey data (n = 1998) and a treatment-weighting strategy, this study examines how COVID-19 bereavement associates with depressive symptoms and binge drinking. After adjustment for non-random exposure to COVID-19 bereavement, I find that respondents who have lost someone close to them to the virus report greater depressive symptomology and more frequent binge drinking. Among essential workers, the loss of a close tie to COVID-19 exacerbates these associations, with bereavement posing stronger effects for depressive symptoms and binge drinking for members of this group. The implications of these findings for the long-term mental health of the bereaved and those most vulnerable to the virus are discussed.Matthew K. GraceElsevierarticleUnited StatesCOVID-19BereavementEssential workersPsychological distressBinge drinkingMental healingRZ400-408Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENSSM - Mental Health, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100041- (2021)
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description	The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the death of over half a million Americans, leaving in its wake widespread grief and despair. Using national survey data (n = 1998) and a treatment-weighting strategy, this study examines how COVID-19 bereavement associates with depressive symptoms and binge drinking. After adjustment for non-random exposure to COVID-19 bereavement, I find that respondents who have lost someone close to them to the virus report greater depressive symptomology and more frequent binge drinking. Among essential workers, the loss of a close tie to COVID-19 exacerbates these associations, with bereavement posing stronger effects for depressive symptoms and binge drinking for members of this group. The implications of these findings for the long-term mental health of the bereaved and those most vulnerable to the virus are discussed.
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COVID-19 bereavement, depressive symptoms, and binge drinking

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