Marital dissolution and psychiatric disorders: An investigation of risk factors

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Chatav, Yael ^a   Whisman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Anxiety; Depression; Divorce; Drug; Marital dissolution; Separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249880362     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v47n01_01     Document Type: Article

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