“You have to walk on eggshells around him”: Female partners’ perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of dealing with a male partner’s depression—A qualitative study
For partners of men with depression, the impact of the illness is ambivalent: On the one hand, the partner's depression is associated with a number of difficulties and challenges. On the other hand, dealing with the illness together can also strengthen their relationship. Female partners of men treated for depression should be provided with low-threshold services, including therapeutic interventions that focus on successful joint coping.
Authors
- Silvia Krumm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-8212)
- Natalie Lamp
- Reinhold Kilian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4401-5787)
- Maja Stiawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0852-9796)
- Maria Panzirsch
- Gironimo Krieg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8719-0084)
- Paul Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1174-5514)
- Katharina Senk
Institutions
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Klinik Donaustauf (DE)
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- Zentrum für Psychiatrie Südwürttemberg (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336209
- Primary Topic
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00