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Depression and Marital Interaction
Author(s) -
FELDMAN LARRY B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1976.00389.x
Subject(s) - psychology , marital therapy , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , macroeconomics , economics
A family‐systems model of depression is presented and discussed. In this model, the intrapsychic concept of cognitive schema and the interpersonal concepts of social stimulation and social reinforcement are integrated within a systems‐theory perspective. The effects of positive and negative feedback are delineated, and a concept of depression‐triggering and depression‐maintaining feedback loops is described. A clinical illustration is utilized to exemplify the theoretical model.