Marital satisfaction, conflict communication, attachment style and psychological distress in couples with a hospitalized depressed patient

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-117

  Lemmens, Gilbert M D ^a   Buysse, Ann ^b   Heene, Els ^b   Eisler, Ivan ^c   Demyttenaere, Koen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Conflict communication; Major depression; Marital satisfaction; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34247141472     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2006.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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