Publications by authors named "J BOTTOMLEY"
Bereavement and problematic alcohol use: Prevalence and predictors among a national sample of bereaved adults.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken)
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Problematic alcohol use (PAU) is common among bereaved adults, with nearly one-third of participants in the study screening positive for PAU, which is higher than the general population.
- Factors such as time since the death and having depression or prolonged grief disorder significantly increase the likelihood of experiencing PAU.
- Despite the high rates of PAU, only about half of those diagnosed received mental health services, indicating a gap in support for bereaved individuals.
Article Synopsis
- Mass violence incidents (MVIs) cause significant psychological distress for survivors and communities, highlighting the importance of support services like mental health services, support groups, and religious support for recovery.
- A study involving 5,991 adults from six communities affected by MVIs found that only about 20% were aware of available mental health services and even fewer reported using them.
- Awareness and use of support services were more common among younger individuals with higher incomes and direct exposure to the MVI, indicating a need for better communication and outreach regarding these resources after such traumatic events.
Importance: Mass violence incidents (MVIs) are prevalent in the US and can have profound and long-lasting psychological consequences on direct survivors, but their outcomes among the broader communities where the MVI occurred are unknown.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with past-year and current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adults in communities that experienced an MVI.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional survey was completed between February and September 2020 with a household probability sample of adults from 6 communities that had experienced an MVI between 2015 and 2019: Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; Parkland, Florida; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; San Bernadino, California; and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Importance: Rates of grief-related psychiatric conditions, such as prolonged grief disorder (PGD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and major depressive disorder (MDD), among bereaved adults in the US are largely unknown due to limited studies that leverage national samples.
Objective: To assess risk factors for and prevalence rates and co-occurrence of PGD, PTSD, and MDD among bereaved adults in the US.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Data for this survey study were collected from a large US panel sample between October 10 and 28, 2022, using a web-based survey.