TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - What can the health humanities contribute to our societal understanding of and response to the deaths of despair crisis?
JO  - Journal of medical humanities
A1  - George, Daniel R.
A1  - Studebaker, Benjamin
A1  - Sterling, Peter
A1  - Wright, Megan S.
A1  - Cain, Cindy L.
SP  - 347
EP  - 367
VL  - 44
IS  - 3
N2  - Deaths of Despair (DoD), or mortality resulting from suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease, have been rising steadily in the United States over the last several decades. In 2020, a record 186,763 annual despair-related deaths were documented, contributing to the longest sustained decline in US life expectancy since 1915-1918. This forum feature considers how health humanities disciplines might fruitfully engage with this era-defining public health catastrophe and help society better understand and respond to the crisis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1041-3545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10912-023-09795-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -