Depression and communication processes in later life marriages

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 546-556

  Harper, James M ^a   Sandberg, Jonathan G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication patterns; Depression; Older couples

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL SATISFACTION INVENTORY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RETIREMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350055096     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902774485     Document Type: Article

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