title: The astronaut's wife. Lessons of growth through spousal depression.
abstract: 1. Living with cyclical spousal depression presents both challenges and opportunities for personal growth. 2. Denial can be a significant barrier to the treatment of depression. 3. Spouses of chronically depressed individuals also are at risk for depression. A preventive family-centered approach should be used.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*