Gender differences in the onset of depression following a shared life event: A study of couples

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-19

  Nazroo, J Y ^a,b   Edwards, A C ^b   Brown, G W ^b  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 0031036184     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291796004187     Document Type: Article

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