The British Journal of Psychiatry 130: 233-239 (1977)
© 1977 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The husbands of agoraphobic women: assortative mating or pathogenic interaction?
RJ Hafner
Symptom and personaltiy profiles of 33 agoraphobic women and their husbands
are examined, revealing some evidence for assortative mating. The
implications of this are discussed, and predictions are made about the
changes required within a marriage in order to permit the effective
symptomatic treatment of the female partner.