J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry
September 2022
Background: Bereavement has been associated with increases in immune/inflammatory and neuroendocrine reactions, cardiovascular events, nonspecific physical symptoms, mental conditions, and health care utilization. However, little is known about bereavement effects in younger samples, multiple health effects within samples, or prebereavement to postbereavement health changes.
Objective: To determine the effect of bereavement on the prevalence of medical conditions and utilization of health care.