Observational study shows divorce conflict worsens health outcomes in high-conflict divorcees, suggesting need for conflict intervention.
High-conflict divorcees experienced consistently worse health outcomes, including more medicine prescriptions, primary care visits and hospitalisations, both before and after divorce. These findings stress the importance of conceptualising divorce as a process and addressing conflict during the divorce process to mitigate long-term health consequences.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Hald et al. (2026) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: