Marital status, partner satisfaction, and depressive symptoms in older men and women

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-492

  St John, Philip Donald ^a   Montgomery, Patrick Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Depressive symptoms; Gender; Marital status; Marriage; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MANITOBA; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70249120415     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905400710     Document Type: Article

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