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12 - “I Just Want My Wife and My Life Back”: Men’s Experiences of Stress and Social Support during Their Partner’s Postpartum Depression

from Part IV - Support and Caregiving in Health and Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

By
Keli Steuber-Fazio ,
Keelin Moran ,
Caitlin McNair  and
Erica Cogland
Edited by
Jennifer A. Theiss  and
Kathryn Greene
Jennifer A. Theiss
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Kathryn Greene
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness , pp. 246 - 265
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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