Widower Fixed Single More Risk Mental Disorders

News Health Articles - Widower Fixed Single More Risk Mental Disorders. Compared with women who left behind a husband, a man who left behind a wife more at risk of mental disorder if the old do not find a replacement for the lost. Mental diseases more commonly found in widowers who continue to remain single than women who choose to be left alone while their husbands.

Losing a loved one is one of the sad things in life and consequently can be quite shake the mental condition. For the widower who still single until several years after the death of his wife had an increased risk of mental disorders significantly.



Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy of Gothenburg University monitored 691 people in Sweden widower whose wife died of cancer and found that subjects who found a new partner within four to five years is good enough in the face of his wife's death.

But the widower who is still single after 4-5 years later turned out to have a risk of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and emotional blunting are much higher. Single old widower who is also more likely to consume sleeping pills and antidepressants.

"Previous studies have shown that people who lose their partner at risk of experiencing short-term mental health disorders. Our research shows that the risk of poor mental health can last for years, but the risk was limited to those who do not find a new partner," says researcher Professor Gunnar Steineck.

The findings reported by HealthDay, Sunday (12/25/2011) showed that new love can help heal the pain caused by the loss of a spouse.

"We need more research to understand the underlying mechanisms. Emotional support from a new partner may help ease the grief process and protect against mental disorders. But it is also a man trying to cope with his grief by showing an interest in finding a new partner," said Steineck.