1. Effects of Divorce on Childern
Kathleen O"Connell Corcoran Ph.D. show that "divorce is associated with an increase in depression: people experience loss of partner, hopes and dreams, and lifestyle". ... "Sixty percent of people under poverty guidelines are divorced women and children" (Corcoran). ... These problems of divorce are most recognized, but most people over look the problems divorce causes with the development of a growing child. ... Girls of divorce may become depressed, develop headaches or stomachaches, and have changes in their eating and sleeping patterns. ...
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