Gender differences in problem drinking and depression: Different "vulnerabilities?"

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-54

  Skaff, Marilyn McKean ^a,b   Finney, John W ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Depression; Gender; Social resources; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033069870     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022813727823     Document Type: Article

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