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Title: Marital therapy is relevant in the treatment of depression, because marital distress is common and ...
Post by: studyboy33 on Jan 20, 2018
Marital therapy is relevant in the treatment of depression, because marital distress is common and research studies suggest that marital discord:
 
  a. causes most cases of depression
  b. makes depressive episodes last longer
  c. often precedes relapses of depression
  d. can actually bring a person out of depression


Title: Marital therapy is relevant in the treatment of depression, because marital distress is common and ...
Post by: BhavanPahuja on Jan 20, 2018
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Marital therapy is relevant to the treatment of depression because marital distress is common and often includes at least one depressed spouse. Studies suggest that relapses of depression are often preceded by marital discord. Behavioral marital therapy focuses on enhancing behaviors that are supportive of healthy marital relationships.