Parental death and parental substance use problems during childhood and the risk of DSM-5 subsance use, suicidality and mental health disorders
Individuals who experienced parental death and parental substance-related problems have increased risk for suicidality, DSM-5 SUD, and mental health disorders which may warrant additional trauma-informed mental health care in bereavement services.
Authors
- Sean Esteban McCabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9622-4652)
- Holly Gurnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9980-7466)
- Luisa Kcomt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-0966)
- Christopher Giang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8013-4650)
- Kara Dickinson
- Rebecca J. Evans-Polce
- Joshua Truchan
- Issac Hess
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03076-6
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism