Depression and Marital Turmoil

Briscoe, C. William

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1973.04200060083013

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“…Depression is often accompanied by relationship difficulties with a high prevalence of marital disharmony (Weissman & Paykel, 1974;Briscoe & Smith, 1973) and divorce (Coyne, 1990). Spouses and partners of depressed women are oft forgotten in the clinical situation (Downey & Coyne 1990).…”

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The impact of maternal depression on familial relationships

Burke

2003

International Review of Psychiatry

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Depression is one of the most prevalent psychiatric illnesses. It is particularly common in women of childbearing age. It is recurrent and tends to have a chronic course and is often comorbid in nature. It is important to view depression within its social context, as it is a disease, which impacts not only the individual but also the wider community. Evidence abounds as to the negative impact of maternal depression on children, husbands/partners, and family. Children of depressed women show deficits in social, psychological, and cognitive domains and are at increased risk for depression themselves and other psychiatric illness such as conduct disorder. They are also at an increased risk for child abuse. The mechanisms by which maternal depression may lead to child psychopathology including genetics, poor parenting, modelling, and environment are explored. Many children with depressed mothers cope well and escape negative effects; consequently the concept of resilience is elucidated. Research shows that a significant percentage of men become depressed when their wives/partners are depressed particularly if they have postnatal depression. There is an increase in marital discord and conflict within families of depressed women, all of which can have a deleterious effect on children. Children with two depressed parents are at an elevated risk of a negative outcome as compared to those with only one depressed parent. Finally the various interventions, management, and recommendations are examined.

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“…The association between depression and marital disharmony has been known for at least three decades (Briscoe & Smith, 1973). There is often difficulty ascertaining which came first, disharmony, or depression, with the direction of causality being difficult to elucidate.…”

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The impact of maternal depression on familial relationships

Burke

2003

International Review of Psychiatry

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“…Marital conflict has been highlighted as a form of stress that deserves particular consideration in this context, as it has the potential to impact significantly on all family members. The association between marital conflict and depression has been recognized for many years (Briscoe & Smith 1973; Weissman & Paykel 1974). There are higher rates of both marital conflict (Johnson & Jacob 1997) and divorce (Coyne 1990) among depressed women, and a recent meta‐analysis found that 18% of the variance in depressive symptoms among wives (14% among husbands) can be attributed to marital dissatisfaction (Whisman 2001).…”

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Parental depression and child outcomes – is marital conflict the missing link?

Hanington

Heron

Stein

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Child

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BackgroundBoth maternal and paternal depression during the perinatal period are associated with adverse effects on child outcomes. Attention has started to focus on the mechanisms mediating these relationships. Marital conflict may play a role in this context.MethodsIn a large cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (n= 14 541 pregnancies), we aimed to (i) investigate the relative influences of parental postnatal depression and marital conflict on child outcomes and to attempt to determine the pathway(s) of risk; (ii) investigate the impact of two types of antenatal stress (parental depression and marital conflict) on child outcomes; and (iii) determine the relative contributions of antenatal and postnatal risk. Parents completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a marital conflict scale during the second trimester and at 8 months postnatally. Child outcomes were assessed at 42 months using the Rutter revised pre-school scales.ResultsMarital conflict partially mediated the relationship between postnatal depression in both mothers and fathers and child outcomes, and acted as an independent risk for adverse outcomes. Parental depression (maternal and paternal) and marital conflict in the antenatal period were both associated with adverse effects which persisted even when postnatal stresses were taken into account.ConclusionsThese findings, if replicated, suggest that screening and intervention programmes targeted at parental depression and marital problems should be considered antenatally, as well as postnatally.

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“…R01 MH44331). These data were made available from the University of Hawai'i's School of Public Health and Hawai'i State Department of Health (Jonathan Raymond, Principal Investigator) symptoms than married people and, among the unmarried, people who have experienced marital disruption have higher rates of psychiatric distress than the never-married (Bachrach 1975;Bloom et al 1978;Briscoe and Smith 1973;Campbell 1981;Veroff et al 1981;Ensel 1982;Markides and Farrell 1985;Pearlin and Johnson 1977). Underlying this hypothesis is the notion that marriage represents a unique social bond, perhaps "one of the most fundamental and intimate ties among people" (Berkman 1985, p 253).…”

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Ethnic differences in the marital status and psychological distress relationship

Takeuchi

Speechley

1989

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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This paper examines the relationship between marital status, as a measure of social support, and psychological distress among three ethnic minorities (Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, and Native Hawaiians) and Caucasians in Hawai'i. A secondary analysis is conducted on survey data collected from a statewide sample of adults. The analyses show that the relationship between marital status and distress conforms to expectations among Caucasians: married adults have a lower level of distress than the non-married. However, the marital status and distress relationship is not consistent across ethnic minorities. We discuss the implications of these findings to the study of social support and distress among ethnic minorities.

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Depression and Marital Turmoil

Cited by 70 publications

References 15 publications

The impact of maternal depression on familial relationships

The impact of maternal depression on familial relationships

Parental depression and child outcomes – is marital conflict the missing link?

Ethnic differences in the marital status and psychological distress relationship

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