Parental divorce and depression long-term effects on adult children

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 43-68

  Wauterickx, Naomi ^a   Gouwy, Anneleen ^a   Bracke, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult children of divorce; Depression; Depression and divorce; Divorce in Belgium; Parental divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746488207     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v45n03_03     Document Type: Article

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