Why Deaths of Despair Are Increasing in the US and Not Other Industrial Nations-Insights From Neuroscience and Anthropology.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.4209
Abstract: The US National Academy of Sciences reports rising mortality for US adults, most steeply for White adults with a secondary education or less. The rise is largely attributable to deaths of despair (suicide and poisoning… read more here.
Keywords: despair; industrial nations; deaths despair; despair increasing ... See more keywords
Do Small Cause-of-Death Correlations Throw into Question the Notion of a Collective "Deaths of Despair" Phenomenon?
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab016
Abstract: Since the turn of the 21st century, during which White mortality has been rising, there has been a sharp increase in only three causes of death, drug use, alcohol use, and suicide. Because all three… read more here.
Keywords: death; question; collective deaths; despair ... See more keywords
The Gender Gap in Life Expectancy in the United States and Deaths of Despair: Trends From 1979 to 2022
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DOI: 10.1111/padr.70028
Abstract: The extent to which women outlive men in the United States has fluctuated over the 20th century, with periods of equalization, stagnation, and increase. Women's life expectancy advantage declined for roughly four decades but resurged… read more here.
Keywords: united states; deaths despair; life expectancy; life ... See more keywords
The Heterogeneous Effects of College Education on Outcomes Related to Deaths of Despair
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DOI: 10.1177/00221465241291845
Abstract: College education features prominently in research on determinants of deaths from substance use disorders and self-harm—outcomes collectively referred to as “deaths of despair” (DoD). Limited attention has been given to whether the protective effects of… read more here.
Keywords: college education; college; deaths despair; effects college ... See more keywords
“They’re Lacking Purpose. It’s a Recipe for Suicide.”: Masculinity and Gender-Based Inequalities in Deaths of Despair in England
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DOI: 10.1177/15579883251329715
Abstract: This qualitative study explores the factors contributing to gender-based inequalities in “deaths of despair” (DoD) – those deaths from suicide, drug overdoses, and alcohol-specific causes – among men in two deindustrialised towns in North East… read more here.
Keywords: deaths despair; based inequalities; gender based; inequalities deaths ... See more keywords
Court-mandated redistricting and disparities in infant mortality and deaths of despair
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22221-5
Abstract: Health and health disparities vary substantially by geography, including geopolitical boundaries such as United States congressional districts. Every ten years congressional districts for the House of Representatives are redistricted, but occasionally the Courts step in… read more here.
Keywords: congressional districts; deaths despair; disparities infant; infant mortality ... See more keywords
Demystifying ‘Deaths of Despair’: An Interview with Medical Anthropologist Dr. Jennifer J. Carroll
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DOI: 10.18043/ncm.83.5.350
Abstract: Healthy North Carolina 2030 aims to increase life expectancy in the state from 77.6 to 82.0 by the end of the current decade. Among the most influential barriers are overdose deaths and suicide rates, which… read more here.
Keywords: despair interview; deaths despair; jennifer carroll;
Have Deaths of Despair Risen during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Systematic Review
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912835
Abstract: This systematic review synthesized literature on potential impacts of protracted isolation and other disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic on deaths of despair (suicide, overdoses, and drug-related liver diseases). Five electronic databases were searched yielding 70… read more here.
Keywords: despair risen; deaths despair; covid pandemic; systematic review ... See more keywords