可以理解的是,双相情感障碍对夫妇提出了挑战,因为症状范围广泛,随着时间的推移缺乏稳定性,行为的后果和躁狂症和抑郁症的损害,以及难以找到和维持有效的治疗。在患有双极伴侣的夫妻中,离婚和分居的比例是2至3倍(Kogan et al。,2004),这可能会导致病情对人际关系造成的伤害。情侣处理抑郁症,躁狂症和其他症状的反复发作,无助感,由于需要谨慎管理情绪而难以亲近,以​​及倾向于使用否认来管理疾病对关系及其生活的影响(Ablon虽然拒绝可能不那么突出(和必要),因为更有效的治疗方法已经可用。
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