title: Mental health outcomes of widowed and married mothers after war.
abstract: We assessed prevalence rates of mental disorders in 206 mothers who had experienced the Kosovo war 10 years previously: 100 lone mothers widowed by the war, 71 non-bereaved married mothers, and 35 married mothers bereaved since the war (loss of family other than husband). A total of 96% of widowed lone mothers reported a major depressive episode, an anxiety disorder or a substance use disorder as compared with 54.9% and 60% in the married groups. Furthermore, 45% of widowed lone mothers reported current suicide risk as compared with 16.9% and 22.9% in the married samples. War-related widowhood combined with lone motherhood constitutes a significant factor for elevated psychopathology.
authors: University of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology, Roetersstraat 15, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. n.morina@uva.nl
authors: Nexhmedin
authors: N
authors: Morina
authors: Paul M G
authors: PM
authors: Emmelkamp
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology; D014857:Warfare; D017805:Widowhood / Q000523:psychology*; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology