Symposium at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting «HomeFront Strong: Building
Resilience in Military
Spouses» Michelle Kees, PhD, Kate Bullard, LMSW, MPH
Consequently, surviving
spouses experience a temporary rise
in mortality risks and prevalence of depressive symptoms following the death of a
spouse, but most display
resilience and return to their prebereavement state as widowed persons learn how to overcome their loss, adjust to their new roles and responsibilities, and refrain from engaging
in self - destructive behaviors (Byrne & Raphael, 1994; Lillard & Waite, 1995; Lichtenthal, Cruess, & Prigerson, 2004; Martikainen & Valkonen, 1996; Rendall et al., 2011; Stroebe et al., 2007; Waite, 1995).