Mental health profiles among married, never-married, and separated/ divorced mothers in a nationally representative sample

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-129

  Afifi, Tracie O ^a,b   Cox, Brian J ^a   Enns, Murray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b PZ 430 PsycHealth Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divorce; Mental health; Psychiatric disorders; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; DYSTHYMIA; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTHER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS;

EID: 33644588419     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0005-3     Document Type: Article

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