Marital loss, mental health and the role of perceived social support: Findings from six waves of an Australian population based panel study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 308-314

  Hewitt, Belinda ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^b   Giskes, Katrina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WIDOW;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WIDOWHOOD;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84858295255     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.104893     Document Type: Article

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