Contagious depression in dating couples

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Katz, Jennifer ^a   Beach, Steven R H ^b   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033241961     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.1999.18.1.1     Document Type: Article

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