TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The short-term and long-term effects of divorce on mortality risk in a large Finnish cohort, 1990-2003
JO  - Population studies
A1  - Metsä-Simola, Niina
A1  - Martikainen, Pekka
SP  - 97
EP  - 110
VL  - 67
IS  - 1
N2  - This study investigated time patterns of post-divorce excess mortality. Using register-based data, we followed 252,641 married Finns from 1990 until subsequent date of divorce and death until 2003. Among men, excess mortality is highest immediately after divorce, followed by a decline over 8 years. Among women, excess mortality shows little variation over time, and is lower than among men at all durations of divorce. Social and economic factors-largely adjustment for post-divorce factors-explain about half of the excess mortality. This suggests that excess mortality is partly mediated through poor social and economic resources. Mortality attributable to accidental, violent, and alcohol-related causes is pronounced shortly after divorce. It shows a strong pattern of reduction over the next 4 years among divorced men, and is high for only 6 months after divorce among divorced women. These findings emphasize the importance of short-term psychological distress, particularly among men.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0032-4728
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2012.746386
ID  - ref1
ER  -