Number of siblings and psychotropic medication purchases surrounding parental death in adulthood: a population-wide cohort study in Finland

Key Points

• The study aims to explore how the number of siblings influences psychotropic medication purchases following parental death in adulthood.
• Analyzed population-wide data from Finland
• Examined medication purchases related to parental death
• Focused on differences between genders
• Parental death has a lesser psychological burden when multiple siblings are present
• Women showed a stronger association with treatment-seeking behavior
• Siblings may provide emotional support during bereavement