Intimate Partner Relationship Distress in the DSM-5

Family Process

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 48-63

  Foran, Heather M ^a   Whisman, Mark A ^b   Beach, Steven R H ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; DSM 5; Marital Satisfaction; Mental Health; Relationship Distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925134957     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/famp.12122     Document Type: Article

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