Quality of marital relationship and depression

• Verfasst von: Kronmüller, Klaus-Thomas [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Backenstraß, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Victor, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Postelnicu, Ilinca [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schenkenbach, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Joest, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Fiedler, Peter [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Mundt, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Quality of marital relationship and depression
• Titelzusatz: Results of a 10-year prospective follow-up study
• Verf.angabe: Klaus-Thomas Kronmüller, Matthias Backenstrass, Daniela Victor, Ilinca Postelnicu, Caroline Schenkenbach, Katharina Joest, Peter Fiedler, Christoph Mundt
• Jahr: 2011
• Umfang: 8 S.
• Fussnoten: Available online 2 August 2010 ; Gesehen am 11.07.2022
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Journal of affective disorders
• Ort Quelle: Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 1979
• Jahr Quelle: 2011
• Band/Heft Quelle: 128(2011), Seite 64-71
• ISSN Quelle: 1573-2517
• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jad.2010.06.026
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Affective disorders
• Sach-SW: Expressed emotions
• Sach-SW: Longitudinal study
• Sach-SW: Marital satisfaction
• Sach-SW: Prediction
• K10plus-PPN: 180968613X

Abstract

Background: - Although the long-term course of depression has been intensively examined, there are only few studies on the long-term development of depressed patients' spousal relationships. The aim of the study was to assess the quality and stability of depressed patients' spousal relationships in the long-term course of depression and to identify predictors of relationship outcome. - Methods: - In the study, 50 inpatients with Major Depression were followed-up one, two and ten years after discharge from hospital and compared to a healthy control group matched by age and sex. Marital satisfaction was measured by the Terman item. Expressed Emotion (EE) was assessed with the Five-Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) and the Perceived Criticism Index (PC). - Results: - In the follow-up period of ten years, 26 patients (56.5%) had a recurrence. Ten years after discharge from hospital 8 couples were separated, 11 were unhappy and 26 couples were happy with their spousal relationship. The quality of marital relationship decreased over the follow-up period. In comparison to a healthy control group, patients showed a significantly worse quality of marital relationship at follow-up. Besides age and course of depression, the spousal EE status was a prognostic factor for the quality of the relationship after 10years. - Conclusions: - The results confirm the decrease of marital satisfaction over time in the long-term course of depression. Identified interpersonal predictors of the quality of spousal relationship in major depression could be used as indication criteria for couple therapy.