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Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played ...


Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially, only exceeded by Brazil. Likewise, 79 per cent of the Spanish people think that, when a couple is not able to solve their marital problems, ...


Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage?

Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Young adults see living together as the best way to protect against divorce, not as an alternative to marriage, a University of Michigan researcher says.


Divorce undermines health in ways remarriage doesn't heal

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Divorce and widowhood have a lingering, detrimental impact on health, even after a person remarries, research at the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University shows.


Parents: Slow Down and Get Off the Marriage-Go-Round

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

After a divorce or break-up, parents need to be very cautious about bringing new love interests into their homes, according to Andrew Cherlin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University.


Americans ambivalent toward single-parent families

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The increase in single-parent families was a dramatic social change of the 20th century. However, relatively little is known about the evolution of attitudes toward single-parent families. A new study in the Journal of Ma ...


Researcher Helps People See Beyond the 'Typical' Divorce

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a University of Missouri family researcher, there is no “typical divorce.” Realizing this, friends and family members of people experiencing divorce should be aware of the appropriate type and ...


Couples with children with ADHD at risk of higher divorce rates, shorter marriages

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Parents of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly twice as likely to divorce by the time the child is 8 years old than parents of children without ADHD, the first study to look at this issue ...