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
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