Marital stress linked to depression

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-04/uow-ina042514.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 25-Apr-2014

Contact: Leo Dreyfuss
University of Wisconsin-Madison

It's not all wedded bliss: Marital stress linked to depression

MADISON, Wis. – Marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression, according to a recent study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and their colleagues.

The long-term study, published in the April 2014 Journal of Psychophysiology, shows that people who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savor positive experiences, a hallmark of depression. They are also more likely to report other depressive symptoms.

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