Marital and Family Processes in Depression : A Scientific Foundation for Clinical Practice

by Beach, Steven R.H.

• ISBN13: 9781557986955
• ISBN10: 1557986959
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

Univ. of Georgia, Presents an analysis of theory and data to explain the relational context of depression and offers intervention strategies to disrupt the downward spiraling influences of marital problems and depression. For researchers and clinicians.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction: Overview and Synthesis	xi
Steven R. H. Beach
Frank D. Fincham
Part I: Marital Dissatisfaction and Depression: Understanding the Link
The Association Between Depresion and Marital Dissatisfaction	3	(22)
Mark A. Whisman
Not Agent Blue: Effects of Marital Functioning on Depression and Implications for Treatment	25	(20)
James C. Coyne
Nili R. Benazon
Depressive Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in the Early Years of Marriage: Narrowing the Gap Between Theory and Research	45	(26)
Benjamin R. Karney
Part II: Expanding Models for Research and Treatment: Theoretical Considerations
Paths to Unhappiness: The Overlapping Courses of Depression and Romantic Dysfunction	71	(18)
Joanne Davila
Parental Depression and Family Functioning: Toward a Process-Oriented Model of Children's Adjustment	89	(22)
E. Mark Cummings
Gina DeArth-Pendley
Tina Du Rocher Schudlich
David A. Smith
Self-Verification Theory: Expanding Current Conceptualizations of the Link Between Marital Distress and Depression	111	(18)
Jennifer Katz
Nodes of Consilience Between Interpersonal-Psychological Theories of Depression	129	(12)
Thomas E. Joiner, Jr.
Part III: Exploring Context, Correlates, and Causes
Perceptions of Family Functioning of Suicidal and Nonsuicidal African American Women	141	(22)
Nadine J. Kaslow
Heather Twomey
Amy Brooks
Martie Thompson
Bettie Reynolds
Marital Discord and Partner Abuse: Correlates and Causes of Depression	163	(22)
K. Daniel O'Leary
Annmarie Cano
Part IV: Application: Marriage as a Point of Intervention in the Treatment of Depression
Couples Therapy for Depression: Using Healthy Relationships to Treat Depression	185	(20)
James V. Cordova
Christina B. Gee
Marital Therapy for Co-Occurring Marital Discord and Depression	205	(32)
Steven R. H. Beach
Commentary: Understanding and Alleviating Depression in Couples and Families: Can We Get There From Here?	225	(12)
Thomas N. Bradbury
Author Index	237	(14)
Subject Index	251	(8)
About the Editor	259