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1. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogSurviving the Death of a Spouse | Psychology Today

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   Jul 6, 2018 · The surviving spouse experiences sadness, guilt, anger, anxiety, and often despair. They frequently feel they have lost their purpose in life as well as their love.

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   • Questions That Arise as Grief Matures

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2. www.cnn.com › 2021/04/11 › healthLosing a long-term spouse can be deadly, studies show | CNN

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   Apr 11, 2021 · The widowhood effect has been documented in all ages and races around the world. Christakis and Elwert followed a representative sample of 373,189 older married couples in the United States from...

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3. www.verywellmind.com › surviving-widowhood-4011236What Is the Widowhood Effect? - Verywell Mind

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   Feb 25, 2024 · The widowhood effect is a phenomenon in which older people who have lost a spouse have an increased risk of dying themselves. Research suggests that this risk is highest during the first three months following the death of a spouse.

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5. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullThe Widowhood Effect: Explaining the Adverse Outcomes After ...

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   Jun 3, 2020 · The loss of a loved one is one of the most ubiquitous life experiences. There have been multiple reviews that have found adverse health outcomes for individuals experiencing spousal loss, particularly the widowhood effect that characterizes an increased risk of mortality after loss.

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6. www.abc.net.au › news › 2024/01/11What is the widowhood effect and why does it happen?

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   Jan 11, 2024 · The "widowhood effect" is often used to describe the increased risk of dying shortly after losing a spouse. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Public Health found "odds of mortality during the first three months post-widowhood were significantly higher than in the continuously married".

7. www.psychologytoday.com › intl › blogQuestions That Arise as Grief Matures | Psychology Today

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   Nov 21, 2023 · Coming to terms with the way widowhood changes your life is a long process. After years as one half of a couple, it can be difficult to rediscover one's individual identity.

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   What is the widowhood effect?

   • The widowhood effect is a phenomenon in which older people who have lost a spouse have an increased risk of dying themselves. Research suggests that this risk is highest during the first three months following the death of a spouse.

   What Is the Widowhood Effect? - Verywell Mind

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   Does widowhood increase the risk of death?

   • The widowhood effect has been documented in all ages and races around the world. Christakis and Elwert followed a representative sample of 373,189 older married couples in the United States from 1993 to 2002 and found that “widowhood does not raise the risk of all causes of death uniformly.”

   Losing a long-term spouse can be deadly, studies show | CNN

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   What happens if a widow loses a spouse?

   • It has also been found that widows and widowers tend to exhibit more cognitive decline than those who have not lost a spouse. The emotions of grief are ageless. The surviving spouse experiences sadness, guilt, anger, anxiety, and often despair. They frequently feel they have lost their purpose in life as well as their love.

   Surviving the Death of a Spouse | Psychology Today

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   What happens if you lose a spouse?

   • Losing a spouse is a traumatising and life-changing event, and research shows it can be particularly hard on older people. What is the 'widowhood effect'? The "widowhood effect" is often used to describe the increased risk of dying shortly after losing a spouse.

   What is the widowhood effect and why does it happen?

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   What happens if a widow passes on to a new partner?

   • Sometimes widows are forcibly “passed on” to or “inherited” by a new designated partner, such as the brother or other relative of her deceased spouse, denying her of her rights to safety, bodily autonomy, justice, and dignity in life after loss.

   Explainer: What you should know about widowhood - UN Women

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   Is there a relationship between physiological stress and the widowhood effect?

   • However, there is a lack of clarity on the relationship between physiological stress and the widowhood effect. This commentary uses the literature on stress, marital quality, and attachment to explain the widowhood effect and other adverse physical health outcomes.

   The Widowhood Effect: Explaining the Adverse Outcomes After Spousal

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9. www.unwomen.org › en › newsExplainer: What you should know about widowhood

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   Jun 21, 2021 · For many women around the world, the devastating loss of a partner is magnified by a long-term fight for their basic rights and dignity. Despite the fact that there are more than 258 million widows around the world, widows have historically been left unseen, unsupported, and unmeasured in our societies. Today, as armed conflicts, displacement ...