According to E.Mavis Hetherington,some of These Individuals Had Problems Before Their Divorce,and

According to
E.Mavis Hetherington,some of these individuals had problems before their divorce,and these problems increased after the breakup when "the added stress of a failed marriage was more than they could handle.Others had difficulty coping because divorce cost them a spouse who had supported them,or in the case of a drinking problem,restricted them." What is the term that best describes these individuals?
The defeated