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16 - Depression and Sexual Intimacy

Layered Challenges and Communication Strategies

from Part V - Communication Patterns in Health and Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

By
Amy L. Delaney
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. 334 - 354
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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