Affective Disorders

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 201-219

  Beach, Steven R H ^a   Whisman, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

COUPLES THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84856394287     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00243.x     Document Type: Review

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