Marital distress, co-occurring depression, and marital therapy: A review

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-314

  Mead, D Eugene ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 274 John Taylor Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036637028     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb01188.x     Document Type: Review

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