Marital Processes around Depression: A Gendered and Relational Perspective

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 151-169

  Thomeer, Mieke Beth ^a   Umberson, Debra ^a   Pudrovska, Tetyana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; families; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993737801     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869313487224     Document Type: Article

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