For Worse, for Poorer and in Ill Health: How women experience, understand and respond to a partner's gambling problems

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-189

  Patford, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Marital and or de facto partners; Problem gambling; Separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349087273     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-008-9173-1     Document Type: Article

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