Psychiatric comorbidity in couples: A longitudinal study of 202, 959 married and cohabiting individuals

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 623-633

  Joutsenniemi, Kaisla ^a   Moustgaard, Heta ^b   Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Ripatti, Samuli ^a,b   Martikainen, Pekka ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Couples; Depressive disorder; Partners; Severe mental disorder; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 80051789644     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0228-9     Document Type: Article

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