Marital Distress and DSM-IV Psychiatric Disorders in a Population-Based National Survey

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 638-643

  Whisman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

discord; marriage; psychopathology; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOOD DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548852569     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.638     Document Type: Article

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