'Deaths of despair': A term that needs to be retired.
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| Title: | 'Deaths of despair': A term that needs to be retired. |
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| Authors: | Darke, Shane, Farrell, Michael, Hall, Wayne, Lappin, Julia |
| Source: | Addiction. Jun2025, Vol. 120 Issue 6, p1072-1074. 3p. |
| Subjects: | Substance abuse, Serial publications, Life expectancy, Socioeconomic factors, Causes of death, Symptoms |
| Abstract: | The authors discuss the need to reduce the use of the term 'deaths of despair' in classifying deaths due to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease. Topics explored include the recorded decline in life expectancy in the U.S. which may be attributed to the increase of these deaths, the socio-economic factors associated with said deaths, and the misconceptions about mechanisms that suggest reducing despair may address fatality rates. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The authors discuss the need to reduce the use of the term 'deaths of despair' in classifying deaths due to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease. Topics explored include the recorded decline in life expectancy in the U.S. which may be attributed to the increase of these deaths, the socio-economic factors associated with said deaths, and the misconceptions about mechanisms that suggest reducing despair may address fatality rates. |
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| ISSN: | 09652140 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/add.70030 |
