FAMILY EFFECTS ON HEALTH

Cowley, Geoffrey (2005) Family matters, NEWSWEEK, 4/25, 39-onwards.

Family can have an effect on the individual.

THE DEATH OF A SPOUSE DOUBLES THAT THE OTHER WILL DIE WITHIN 7 TO 12 MONTHS.

WHEN ONE PERSON HAS HYPERTENSION, DEPRESSION, ASTHMA OR PEPTIC ULCER, THIS CREATES A 70% CHANCE THAT THE OTHER WILL HAVE THE SAME THING.

A WOMAN’S RISK IS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 4 TIMES AN EARLY DEATH WITHIN 3 YEARS OF FOLLOWING A LOSS OF A CHILD.