Paternal Attachment as a Risk Factor for Depression in Older Women

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-169

  Byers, Amy L ^a,c   Van Doorn, Carol ^b   Kasl, Stanislav V ^a   Levy, Becca R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 1442353414     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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