The present study examines marital disharmony in terms of disturbed communication in neurotics and their spouses, as compared with normal couples. It is hypothesised that there would be significant differences between neurotics and normals, and between spouses of neurotics and spouses of normals, with regard to communication. The Marital Communication Inventory and the Personal Report of Spouse...

Codependency is considered to be a dysfunctional form infused with the extreme focus outside oneself. Spouses of male substance abusers derive sense purpose from marital relationship, while neglecting their own self-esteem, personal life, self-worth and autonomy. It not only affects psychological health but also varied by number sociodemographic factors that may contribute functionality spouses...

The present study examines the hypothesis that there would be significant differences between neurotics and normals, and between spouses of neurotics and spouses of normals, with regard to marital disharmony and some of its components as measured by the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results supported the hypothesis, with neurotics and their spouses indicating that their marriage are disturbed in...

Seventy-two spouses of subjects with recurrent primary affective disorders (PAD), were investigated for the presence of psychiatric disorders in their lives and in those of their first degree relatives, and compared with 71 spouses of non-psychiatrically ill control subjects. No difference was found in the risk for PAD; on the other hand spouses of affective patients manifested a greater occurr...

BACKGROUND A familial defect in intestinal barrier function has been found in Crohn's disease. AIM To investigate possible genetic and environmental influences on this barrier defect by studying intestinal permeability in both relatives and spouses of patients with Crohn's disease. SUBJECTS The study included 39 patients with Crohn's disease, 34 healthy first degree relatives, and 22 spouse...

BACKGROUND Healthcare interventions that have positive effects on the stroke survivors' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) might also have positive effects for their spouses in terms of improved HRQoL and/or reduced spousal informal support. However, knowledge about stroke survivors' HRQoL and QALY and the consequences for their spouses' HRQoL and QAL...

This study examines joint retirement in Finland. Employing a regression discontinuity design, the leverages exogenous variation provided by eligibility age for earnings-related pensions. The analysis yields three key findings. First, reaching has significant effect on an individual's retirement. Second, male spouses' at of 63 spillover their female spouses. Third, disaggregated analyses show th...