Eddinger JR, et al. - Researchers examined how psychological distress correlates to alcohol-related outcomes among young adults with a history of sudden loss. A series of self-report measures assessing loss history, psychosocial distress, perceived alcohol-related problems, and drinking motives were completed by a sample of 659 young adults. Results revealed higher rates of past 30-day alcohol use among survivors of sudden, violent losses than those who had lost a loved one to a sudden, natural loss or those who reported no loss history. It was noted that drinking motives could be influenced by bereavement-related distress among young adults with a history of sudden loss.