title: [What is the impact of divorce upon health management methods within the family?].
abstract: The studies which cover relationships between life events and health do not question sufficiently about their meaning, depending on the circumstances in which they occur. This paper takes divorce as an example to demonstrate that it is not possible to attribute to this event a general meaning, equally good for all families. As a matter of fact, divorce involves a reorganization, which either takes place in the prolongation of the previous family way of life, or in discontinuance with it. According to the situations, it can then be accompanied with no change in health taking care or, on the contrary, followed by a general reorganization of the usual practices and representations in relation with health.
authors.affiliation: Institut de médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Genève.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardia-Vonèche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: von Allmen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bastard
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D004243:Divorce; D005190:Family; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008603:Mental Health
vernacular_title: Comment envisager les conséquences du divorce sur les modalités de gestion de la santé dans la famille?