Zusammenfassung
Fragestellung: Untersucht werden soll der Zusammenhang zwischen psychischer Störung und der Beziehungsqualität
sowie den Auswirkungen der Erkrankung auf die Partnerschaft.
Methoden: Depressive, manisch-depressive Patienten und deren Partner sowie eine gesunde Vergleichsgruppe
füllten verschiedene Fragebögen zur Paarbeziehung sowie der psychischen Gesundheit
aus.
Ergebnisse: Es zeigen sich signifikant niedrigere Maße der Beziehungsstabilität und -qualität
bei beiden Patientengruppen. Die Partner der Patienten erleben eine deutlich höhere
psychische Belastung als die gesunde Vergleichsgruppe.
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore the connection between affective disorders
and various aspects of the quality of relationships and their impact on partnerships.
Methods: In a multi-centric study, we used questionnaires to compare three groups of couples:
23 patients suffering from major depression and their partners, 32 patients with a
bipolar disorder and their partners, and 49 healthy couples serving as controls.
Results: Regardless of the type of affective disorders, stability of the relationship, felt
happiness and other measures of quality of partnership were significantly impaired
in couples with an affected partner. Partners of patients experience a higher emotional
strain in every day life compared to healthy controls. There was a trend showing that
bipolar disorder leads to a greater burden and a higher conflict potential than depression.
Discussion: The present study deals with stabile partnerships in daily life, including severely
disabled patients needing in-patient treatment. Taking into account the health status
of their partners, we discuss various aspects of happiness, conflict potentials as
well as impact on the quality of relationships.
Schlüsselwörter
Paarbeziehung - affektive Störung - Beziehungsqualität - Belastungsfaktoren
Keywords
partnership - affective disorder - relationship quality - factors of relationship
strain
