The melancholy marriage: An inquiry into the interaction of depression.

Hinchliffe, Mary K.; Roberts, F. J.; Vaughan, Pamela W.

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.1978.tb02441.x

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“…In one study, for example, the foci of investigation were the patterns of communication between spouses The results of studies combined in book The Melancholy Marriage were also published separately. Four of the five individual references are listed in Table 5; the other is Hooper, Roberts, Hinchcliffe, and Vaughn (1977).…”

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Psychosocial functioning and depression: Distinguishing among antecedents, concomitants, and consequences.

Barnett¹,

Gotlib²

1988

Psychological Bulletin

886

522

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In this article we attempt to distinguish empirically between psycho-social variables that are concomitants of depression, and variables that may serve as antecedents or sequelae of this disorder. We review studies that investigated the relationship between depression and any of six psychosocial variables after controlling for the effects of concurrent depression. The six variables examined are attributional style, dysfunctional attitudes, personality, social support, marital distress, and coping style. The review suggests that whereas there is little evidence in adults of a cognitive vulnerability to clinical depression, disturbances in interpersonal functioning may be antecedents or sequelae of this disorder. Specifically, marital distress and low social integration appear to be involved in the etiology of depression, and introversion and interpersonal dependency are identified as enduring abnormalities in the functioning of remitted depressives. We attempt to integrate what is known about the relationships among these latter variables, suggest ways in which they may influence the development of depression, and outline specific issues to be addressed in future research. The identification of psychosocial factors that may cause depression has proven to be an arduous task. The difficulty of demonstrating causal relationships in naturalistic research has been compounded by an overreliance on cross-sectional methodology. Cross-sectional research has been successful in demonstrating differences between depressed and nondepressed individuals; that is, it has identified abnormalities in the functioning of depressed individuals that are present during depressive episodes. Many of these abnormalities, such as dysfunctional cognitions, distressed relationships, anaclitic personality types, and deficits in social behaviors, have been implicated in the etiology of depression by theorists of various orientations (e.g.,

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Section: Marital Adjustmentmentioning

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Psychosocial functioning and depression: Distinguishing among antecedents, concomitants, and consequences.

Barnett¹,

Gotlib²

1988

Psychological Bulletin

886

522

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“…A further complicating factor is that not only does the quality of the marital relationship affect the onset of depression, but episodes of depression have a long-term detrimental effect on the quality of the relationship. Depressed women tend to ruminate more than depressed men in response to their depressed mood, and depressed husbands have a greater ability to cause depressed mood in their wives than the converse situation (Hinchcliffe et al, 1978). One study showed that marital dysfunction was still apparent up to 48 months after depressed women had lost their symptoms (Rounsaville, 1980) but no comparable group of men have been studied.…”

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Sex differences in depression

Nolen–Hoeksema

1991

Choice Reviews Online

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The proposition that there is a female preponderance in depressive experience is examined in a cohort of young adults. A number of psychosocial variables ( e.g. age, career opportunities, marital status) were initially controlled, with the expectation that there would initially be no sex differences and that a female preponderance would emerge over the subsequent decade as social heterogeneity occurred, allowing the identification of psychosocial risk factors to depression.The classification of depression and the definition of caseness in non-clinical groups are reviewed, noting the application of structured case-finding instruments with particular reference to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule or DIS, which is used here.Literature concerning the epidemiology of sex differences in depression is considered in terms of real and artifactual explanations.The study cohort commenced with 113 females and 56 males in 1978, with data on three assessments over ten years from 108 females and 53 males. The author conducted DIS interviews at a five-year follow-up then a lay interviewer conducted at a ten-year follow-up. There was moderate reliability over the ten-year period but evidence of some sex differences in recall of depressive episodes.Three different definitions of caseness were used. Sex differences in rates of depression were not found at the five-year follow-up. Sex differences at ten years were found only for the caseness definition with the lowest symptom threshold. There were no sex differences for self-report measures of trait, state depression or perceptions of parental or current intimate relationships. Females rated higher on measures of neuroticism, dependency and femininity. Sex differences in social support and coping styles when depressed are described.Using discriminant function analysis, the following risk factors relating to caseness were isolated: high trait depression, low self-esteem, high perceived maternal protection. Risk factors related to non-caseness included high paternal care and protection scores, and the presence of an intimate partner. A model linking perceived parental environment, the acquisition of self-esteem and consequent ability to sustain a good relationship with a partner and other social supports is considered. Gender did not constitute a significant risk factor, indicating the importance of social, rather than biological factors in determining onset of depressive disorders in young adults. CHAPTER ONE DEFINITION OF DEPRESSION AND ISSUES OF CASENESS CONTENTS The concept of depression Current theoretical classifications of depression Primary and secondary depression Unipolar and bipolar depression Endogenous and neurotic depression Depression categories in current diagnostic systems Diagnostic systems using operational criteria Historical development of concepts of caseness Use of self-report questionnaires Use of semi-structured instruments Discussion Summary of themes and relevance to the current research objectives CHAPTER 1WO DEVEWPMENT OF STRUCTIJRED CASE-FINDING INSTRUMEN...

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“…Similarly, spousal depression is a reliable and robust predictor of marital dissatisfaction (Beach & Oleary, 1993; Beach, Smith, & Fincham, 1994; Hinchliffe, Hooper, Roberts, & Vaughan, 1978; Whisman, Uebelacker, Tolejko, Chatav, & McKelvie, 2006). The relationship between depression and marital distress is most likely bidirectional and influenced by characteristics of the depressive disorder, including its course, which most commonly is episodic and recurrent as well as gender differences in its expression (Coyne & Benazon, 2001).…”

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An Exploratory Investigation of Marital Functioning and Order of Spousal Onset in Couples Concordant for Psychopathology

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Braithwaite²,

Anestis³

et al. 2012

J Marital Family Therapy

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Individuals with a psychiatric disorder are significantly more likely to have a spouse with a clinical diagnosis—marital concordance. We used a community sample of 304 couples concordant for either Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) to examine the relationship between marital functioning and gendered patterns of mental health diagnosis onset. For SUD concordance, couples in which wives onset before husbands—in spite of typical later onset for males—reported lower levels of marital satisfaction compared to couples in which the husband onset first. For MDD concordance, couples in which husbands onset with depression before wives—in spite of typical later onset for males—reported lower levels of marital satisfaction. These results suggest that for couples concordant for mental diagnoses, it is most problematic for marital functioning for one partner to have an atypically early onset. Implications for treatment targets in marital therapy are discussed.

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The melancholy marriage: An inquiry into the interaction of depression.

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Psychosocial functioning and depression: Distinguishing among antecedents, concomitants, and consequences.

Psychosocial functioning and depression: Distinguishing among antecedents, concomitants, and consequences.

Sex differences in depression

An Exploratory Investigation of Marital Functioning and Order of Spousal Onset in Couples Concordant for Psychopathology

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