A large body of research, documenting the impact of a family's functioning on health
outcomes, highlights the importance of introducing the evaluation of patients' family …

Background Although change in sexual behavior is recognized as an integral part of bipolar
disorder, most of the relevant literature on sexual issues in patients with this illness concerns …

Family functioning is often impaired in families with a parent with mental illness and is linked
to child mental health. This study aims to gain a better understanding of family functioning in …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mental disorder, which not only has negative
consequences on the life of the patient, but also affects the immediate family members. As it …

As authors of other chapters in this book also attest, depression is associated with significant
interpersonal impairment, both as a cause and as a consequence of the disorder (see …

Abstract The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) is a self-report instrument measuring marital
satisfaction, which has been widely used in different cultures. In Spain, there are to date no …

Abstract Purpose: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
is a tool of the World Health Organization (WHO) designed to be a guide to identify and …

Background Bipolar disorder is characterized by impairments in cognitive functioning, both
during acute mood episodes and periods of euthymia, which interfere with functioning …

Morriss R, Yang M, Chopra A, Bentall R, Paykel E, Scott J. Differential effects of depression
and mania symptoms on social adjustment: prospective study in bipolar disorder. Bipolar …

Extensive research in unipolar depressed and population-based samples has shown cross-
partner associations between depressive symptoms and relationship adjustment. Yet …