Child marriage in the United States and its association with mental health in women

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 524-530

  Le Strat, Yann ^a,b,c,d   Dubertret, Caroline ^b,c,d   Le Foll, Bernard ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^d University of Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Adult outcomes; Child marriage; Psychiatry; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; DRUG ABUSE; DYSTHYMIA; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PARITY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052378009     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0961     Document Type: Article

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