Does the death of a child influence parental use of psychotropic medication? A follow-up register study from Finland.

Several studies have found that the loss of a child is associated with psychiatric health problems, yet few studies examined whether child loss influences psychotropic medication use. This study examined short- and long-term use of psychotropic medication, both before and after the death of a child,...

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Main Authors: Mikael Rostila, Netta Mäki, Pekka Martikainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5931448?pdf=render