title: Behavioral social support between remitted depressed patients with partners and strangers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Social support is associated with depression outcome and is effected by observable behaviors that express involvement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven remitted depressed patients were studied during a social interaction with their partner and a similar interaction with a stranger, matched on the sex and age of the partner.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient-partner interaction displayed lower levels of involvement as compared to the patient-stranger interaction despite successful treatment for depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that the findings are reflective of the continuing depressogenic process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A healthy control group for the patient-partner group was not employed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Behavioral interactions between patients and partners may require as much attention during treatment as depressive symptomology alone.
authors: University of Maastricht, Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Medical, Clinical and Experimental Psychology, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands. bill.hale@dep.unimaas.nl
authors: W W
authors: WW
authors: Hale
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires