Conflict and violence can impact on the mental health of children and young people, who are in a crucial stage of their personal growth. Not much is known about the provision of mental health care to young peo…
Outmatched: The U.S. Asylum System Faces Record Demands
Mapping mental health care services for children and youth population in Colombia’s Pacific: potential for boundary spanning between community and formal services
(Un)blurred lines? Sex, disability, and the dynamic boundaries of mental capacity law
Publication date: March–April 2024
Source: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Volume 93
Author(s): Ruby Reed-Berendt, Beverley Clough
Latent profiles and psychosocial correlates of persistent self-injury among incarcerated adults
Publication date: March–April 2024
Source: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Volume 93
Author(s): Robert J. Cramer, Sam Cacace, Abby Coffey, Emily Hazlett, Andréa R. Kaniuka, Ryan Robertson, Lewis J. Peiper
Estimating the Sex Gap in Depression-Free Life Expectancy Among Widowed Americans Aged 50 and Older: An Application Using the Interpolated Markov Chain Approach
Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print.
ObjectivesUsing Interpolated Markov Chain software, we compare the length of life with and without depression among married individuals and widowers, and the related sex differences.MethodsWe applied a multi-state life table approach to estimate depression-free life expectancy among recent cohorts of older married and widowed women and men in the United States, using data from the Health and Retirement Study over a 7-year period (2012–2018).ResultsThe study revealed that the difference in life expectancy between sexes widens in the context of widowhood. At age 50, the sex gap in depression-free life expectancy is 0.8 years among married people, whereas the gap almost doubles to 1.7 years among widowed people.DiscussionBy quantifying disparities in the duration of life affected by depression between married and widowed women and men, policymakers could properly allocate resources specifically to address the mental health needs of these groups.