The relationship between major depression and marital disruption is bidirectional

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1172-1177

  Bulloch, Andrew G ^a   Williams, Jeanne V ^a   Lavorato, Dina H ^a   Patten, Scott B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Epidemiology; Health survey; Marital status; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249143459     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20618     Document Type: Article

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