Depression In Marriage Case Study

In nut shell it can be stated that the marital adjustment depict a state in which there is an overall feeling in husband and wife of happiness and satisfaction with their marriage and with each other’ (Thomas, 1977). All the marriages are aimed at happiness in one or another way. Most couples marry filled up with an expectation that is as complex as a universe. Therefore, in marriage two universes close knit together (Veenboven, 1983). Here maturity matters for eliciting growth and development in the spouse. A relationship between couples is not instantaneous rather is a slow and lifelong progress. It is like undetected cancer or malignant disease of love that kills silently and softly. A study was conducted on 581 couples out

Depression is a normal and natural response to loss or grief, whether a death, separation from a loved one, job loss, loss of physical health, or relocation. Marital distress and relationship conflict also contribute to depression. Symptoms of depression include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, anxiety, irritability, agitation, fatigue, low energy, and a reduced activity level are common, and there is also withdrawal from social contact and loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, including sex. There may be changes in appetite, weight or sleep patterns, memory problems or difficulty concentrating. Often there are feelings of worthlessness or inadequacy and a lowered sense of self-esteem. In more serious cases there may be suicidal thoughts or a feeling that “life is not worth living” (Comer, 1996). Married women have higher rates of depression than unmarried women, but the reverse is true for men. Marriage seems to confer a greater protective advantage on men than on women (McGrath, 990). Marital adjustment and depression are strongly related. In a research, collected data on 695 women and 530 men and then re-interviewed them up to 1 year later. During this a number of participants separated from or divorced their spouses though the majority reported stable marriages. Approximately 21% of the women who reported marital split during the study experienced severe depression, a rate three times higher than that from women (Gore & Manigione,