Six-Year Follow-up of Preventive Interventions for Children of Divorce
JAMAPublished 16 October 2002
Sharlene A. Wolchik, Irwin N. Sandler, Roger E. Millsap, Brett A. Plummer, Shannon M. Greene, Edward G. Anderson
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In adolescents of divorced parents, the mother program and the mother plus child program reduced symptoms of mental disorder; rates of diagnoses ofmental disorder; levels of externalizing problems; marijuana, alcohol, and other drug use; and number of sexual partners.
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In adolescents of divorced parents, the mother program and the mother plus child program reduced symptoms of mental disorder; rates of diagnoses of mental disorder; levels of externalizing problems; marijuana, alcohol, and other drug use; and number of sexual partners.
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