Relationship separation and mental health problems: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-169

  Gibb, Sheree J ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; depression; longitudinal studies; separation; substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW ZEALAND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79951752391     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.529603     Document Type: Article

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