The relationship among couple relationship quality, physical functioning, and depression in multiple sclerosis patients and partners

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-68

  McPheters, Justin K ^a   Sandberg, Jonathan G ^b  

^a LDS Family Services   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple relationship quality; Depression; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES;

EID: 77953240095     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018818     Document Type: Article

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