Late-Life Divorce May Be Mentally Tougher on Women Than Men

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• February 7, 2024
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Divorce later in life might be harder on women than on men, based on patterns of antidepressant use in a new study of people aged 50 or older.

Both sexes tended to increase their antidepressant use when going through a divorce, break-up or the death of a partner, researc...

Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2021
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Men, take note: An unhappy marriage might end in divorce, but staying unhappily hitched could also raise your risk of stroke or early death, a new Israeli study suggests.

The increased risk was as much as that seen with smoking or a 'couch potato' lifestyle, said lead re...

How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• January 19, 2021
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Kids who see their parents bicker during a separation or divorce are more likely to develop a fear of abandonment, new research warns.

And even if a youngster feels close to one or both parents, that fear can still undermine his or her mental health down the road.

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Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce

• Amy Norton
• December 4, 2020
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Couples going through a divorce may see their mental well-being deteriorate -- especially if they are having angry exchanges and other conflicts, a new study shows.

The findings are no surprise, experts said. But the study appears to be the first to capture how married p...

What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

• Robert Preidt
• June 24, 2020
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Smoking, drinking too much and divorce are among the social and behavioral factors most strongly linked to dying early, a new study says.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 13,600 U.S. adults between 1992 and 2008, and examined 57 social and behavioral factors ...

Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study

• Robert Preidt
• May 25, 2020
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Having a child with cancer doesn't appear to affect parents' risk of splitting up or their plans to have more kids.

That's the conclusion of a Danish study that compared more than 12,400 parents of children diagnosed with cancer between 1982 and 2014 to nearly 70,000...

How Your Marital Status Affects Your Odds of Dying From Heart Disease

• Alan Mozes
• June 7, 2019
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Your gender and marital status hold telling clues about your risk of dying of heart disease, a large British study suggests.

It found that widowed and divorced men have significantly higher odds of death due to heart disease than women of the same marital status. But...

Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults

• Maureen Salamon
• May 30, 2019
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Coming from a broken home or suffering abuse can traumatize a child, but new research suggests team sports might be just the medicine these kids need.

Tracking U.S. health data from nearly 10,000 people, researchers found that teens who experienced childhood trauma ...

Grief, Divorce Can Really Tax the Heart

• Amy Norton
• April 11, 2019
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For some people, the stress of dealing with a particularly rough patch in life or trauma may also strain the heart, a large new study suggests.

The research, based on over 1.6 million Swedish adults, found that those diagnosed with a stress-related disorder faced a h...

One Plus of Texting, Social Media: Divorce Made Easier on Kids

• Serena Gordon
• February 26, 2019
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There's lots to be concerned about when it comes to kids and modern forms of communication, such as social isolation and cyberbullying.

But a new study reports a bright side to all that texting and social media -- it keeps children connected to their parents after a ...