[Marriage disruption and health management within the family]

The divorce rate steadily increases in the industrialized countries. Such a demographic trend may possibly have a significant impact on the health of the divorced people and their children and therefore on the health care system. Three divorced women are interviewed on the basis of sociological survey techniques. They live three specific personal situations. The interviews concern mainly four domains: divorce process, sex, food and parent-children relations. The breaking down of the former living arrangements modifies a number of personal behaviors, however, it is clear that the way health in the family is managed reflects the management of the divorce itself.