Sammenhengen mellom alkoholbruk og forlenget sorg hos naere etterlatte etter terrorangrepet på Utöya i 2011
Sammanfattning
This prospective correlational study examines the association between alcohol use and prolonged grief among bereaved parents (n = 86) and siblings (n = 43) in the 18 to 40 months following the 2011 terrorist attack on Utøya. Bereaved family members who reported using alcohol to cope with their loss had persistently high grief scores from 18 to 40 months after the attack. Among those who reported not using alcohol to cope with their loss, there was a significant decline in grief scores. Our results suggest that using alcohol as a coping strategy, and not alcohol use per se, is associated with prolonged grief after sudden and violent losses.