Family moves and depression among Coast Guard wives.
A comparison of 78 Coast Guard wives' and 30 firefighters' wives' scores on Zung's self-rating scale for depression showed no differences, but the Coast Guard wives had more often been prescribed antidepressants. Scores on a scale to assess the negative effects of moving were positively associated with current depression for the Coast Guard wives.
McGarigal
Alyssa
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The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
Jablonski
Jessica
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Ferri
Christine
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Lester
David
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D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011594:Psychometrics; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult