Divorce and the Onset of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Swedish Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort and Co-Relative Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Spousal loss through divorce or bereavement is associated with a large enduring increased AUD risk. This association likely reflects both causal and noncausal processes. That the AUD status of the spouse alters this association highlights the importance of spouse characteristics for the behavioral health consequences of spousal loss. The pronounced elevation in AUD risk following divorce or widowhood, and the protective effect of remarriage against subsequent AUD, speaks to the profound impact of marriage on problematic alcohol use.
PMID: 28103713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - January 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kendler KS, Lönn SL, Salvatore J, Sundquist J, Sundquist K Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research