The Effects of Psychiatric Disorders on the Probability and Timing of First Marriage

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-132

  Forthofer, Melinda S ^a,c,d   Kessler, Ronald C ^a,c,d   Story, Amber L ^a,e,f   Gotlib, Ian H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University ^*

^d NIMH Train Prog Psychosocial F

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030171743     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2137268     Document Type: Article

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