WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Widowers who are habitually single a few years after their wife's dying have a significantly increased chance of developing intellectual health disorders, according to a renovated study.

Researchers followed 691 Swedish widowers whose wives died of cancer and rest that those who found a renovated partner within four to five years did comparatively well in dealing with the forfeiture of their wife.

But widowers who were calm single after four to five years had a distant higher risk of developing depression, fear, sleep disorders and emotional blunting. They were moreover more likely to use sleeping pills and antidepressants, uttered the researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy.

"Previous studies be obliged shown that people who lose their participator are at greater short-term penniless mental health," Professor Gunnar Steineck before-mentioned in a university news release. "Our study is the leading to show that the risk of sterile mental health lasts for many years further, on the average, the risk is restricted to those who dress in't find a new partner."

The findings suggest that new love may remedy heal the pain caused by the destruction of a spouse.

"We need greater quantity research to understand the underlying mechanisms, moreover yes, emotional support from a unaccustomed partner does probably help to mode of operation grief and protect against mental ailment," Steineck said. "But it could also be the case that those men who cope best with their loss are more likable to show an interest in finding a new partner."

More information

The U.S. National Institute in c~tinuance Aging has more about mourning the dying of a spouse.

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