Relationship discord and the prevalence, incidence, and treatment of psychopathology

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-170

  Whisman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; anxiety; depression; discord; distress; mental health; psychopathology; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874432464     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512455269     Document Type: Review

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