title: [Marital problems in depressive patients: a review of the literature and own clinical investigations].
abstract: The study presents a review of the literature and our own findings on marital and social problems of patients with major depression, and their spouses. The impact of illness on family and social life is marked and includes restrictions in social and leisure activities, considerable strain on marital relationships, lack of support. The functional impairment in families of depressed patients is an important factor worsening the course of the illness. These data suggest that in the complex treatment of depression a focus on intervention and prevention in areas of family and marital life is desirable.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Psychiatrii Collegium Medicum UJ.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zieba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jawor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dudek
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*