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Living with a depressed spouse.

N R Benazon1, J C Coyne

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. nbenazon@med.wayne.edu

Journal of Family Psychology : JFP : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)
|March 31, 2000
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Spouses of depression patients experience significant mood burdens. These burdens, not just mood contagion, explain their depressed mood, suggesting a need for spousal support in depression treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Depression significantly impacts not only patients but also their spouses.
  • Understanding spousal burden is crucial for comprehensive depression care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the depressed mood and specific burdens faced by spouses of patients undergoing depression treatment.
  • To differentiate the sources of spousal depression, including mood contagion and specific burdens.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition).
  • Administered measures of depressed mood and burden to spouses of 49 wife-depressed and 30 husband-depressed couples.
  • Employed regression analyses to identify predictors of spousal depressed mood.

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Main Results:

  • Spouses reported significantly higher depressed mood compared to general population norms.
  • Numerous specific burdens were reported by spouses living with a depressed patient.
  • Spousal burdens and gender significantly predicted depressed mood, independent of mood contagion.

Conclusions:

  • Spousal distress and burden are significant factors in depression treatment.
  • Therapeutic interventions should consider the impact on spouses, not solely focus on patient outcomes.
  • Addressing spousal burden may offer a complementary approach to managing depression within families.