Marriage status, marriage quality and marriage adaptation of inpatients with depression

Abstract

Objective To understand the marriage status marriage quality and marriage adaptation of inpatients with depression. Methods 100 inpatients with depression met the diagnostic criterion of major depression of CCMD-3 and 100 health people were recruited, and investigated by using the self-developed marriage status questionnaire, Olson's marriage quality questionnaire, Loche Wallace marriage adaptation scale and HAMD. Results (1) The marriage and remarriage rates of the depressive inpatients in female were significant higher than those in male(P<0.05). (2) The score of ENRICH in the depressive inpatients group was significant lower than that in the health control group(P<0.01). (3)The rate of the well adaptation of marriage in the depressive inpatients group was 32.0%, which was lower than that in the control group(P<0.01). (4) The total score of the ENRICH was negative correlation with the total score of HAMD(r=-0.419, P<0.01). Conclusion The marriage status of the depressive inpatients is not fine and maladatative, which is influenced by the depressive symptoms. Key words: Depression; Marriage status; Marriage quality; Marriage adaptation