Objektif : Penelitian ini mengamati intimacy dan kepuasan pernikahan pasien kanker serviks beserta suaminya untuk menekankan pentingnya perspektif psikososial pada pasien kanker. Metode : Observasional kualitatif, serial kasus, total dan purposive sampling pada pasien kanker serviks stadium 0 sampai 3 berusia 20-50 tahun dan belum diterapi. Dilakukan wawancara mendalam, penilaian dengan kuesioner skala Personal Assessment of Intimacy, adaptasi Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale dan follow up 3-6 bulan. Sample dari Klinik Onkologi Kandungan RSUD Dr. Soetomo tahun 2016. Analisis data kualitatif disajikan dalam narasi dan tabel. Hasil : 5 pasangan subyek, usia 39 – 58 tahun. Satu pasien stadium 3B menyalahkan kanker sebagai penyebab ketidakpuasan pernikahannya. Disrupsi intimacy ditemukan pada 4 pasangan terutama aspek seksual dan rekreasional. Satu pasangan mampu mempertahankan wellbeing sebagai individu maupun pasangan meskipun aktivitas intim aspek tertentu berubah. Faktor-faktor lain yang didiskusikan mencakup aspek budaya, lingkungan, kepribadian, stigma serta persepsi akan kanker dan pernikahan.Simpulan : Intimacy yang dimaknai sebagai kedekatan, dalam perkembangannya selama menikah dapat makin memperkuat komitmen, mempengaruhi kepuasan serta pertahanan relasi terutama selama masa sulit,termasuk adanya kanker. Kualitas intimacy berperan pada manajemen stres diantaranya membantu kenyamanan pasien selama adaptasi. Kanker mempengaruhi pasien dan pasangan sehingga lebih baik dikelola sebagai "penyakit pasangan".

In psychiatry, where definitive and clear diagnosis has been and still a major problem and where polypharmacy is common, off-label prescribing is particularly common. This study also informs the extent to which family physicians and non-psychiatrists are prescribing psychotropic medications. We used data from the 2014 IMS Health Turkey Medical Index (TMI). The survey in TMI data base is conducted each quarter in a sample of 705 medical doctors, which is projected to a universe of 62 562 physicians. The TMI is a nationally representative survey of an office-based panel of physicians to examine the diagnoses for which medications are being recommended. Descriptive analysis has been conducted with TMI data. Descriptive analysis has been conducted with TMI data about the consumption of psychotropic medications. Although there are limitations of the study, it is the first time an analysis conducted to understand the usage of psychotropic medications from a survey data in Turkey. Psychotropic medications are one of the most common and costly classes of prescription drugs in the substantial extent of prescription written by family physicians is of great concern, also. In order to improve quality and safety of health care services provided to patients and to ensure rational use of health care resources, it is essential to know the reasons why psychotropic medications are prescribed to patients.