Parental mortality following the loss of a child to a drug-related death

Background The drug-related death of a child has been linked to higher prevalence of complicated grief and mental health problems than bereavement by other causes of death. Whether this leads to an increased risk of mortality following the loss has not yet been examined. Methods Employing register data covering the years 1986–2015 and encompassing the entire Norwegian population, parents with at least one child aged 15 or older were analyzed...