Depression Relationships Articles References

How Depression Affects Relationships: The Good and the Bad

Depression. (2019, January 15). Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/d/depression

Is Depression Good for You? (2012, April 04). Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/is-depression-good-for-you.aspx

Relationships and depression. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/mental-health/relationships-and-depression

Loving Someone with Depression: 5 Things You Should Know

Andrew: Loving someone with depression. (2018, July 13). Retrieved from https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/stories/andrew-loving-someone-depression

Cantor, C. (2016, May 12). 5 Tips for Dating Someone Who Struggles With Depression. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/modern-sex/201605/5-tips-dating-someone-who-struggles-depression

Morin, A. (2018, August 22). How Many People Are Actually Affected by Depression Every Year? Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www.verywellmind.com/depression-statistics-everyone-should-know-4159056

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Schimelpfening, N. (2018, May 11). 7 Facts Everyone Should Know About Depression. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/depression-facts-you-should-know-1067617

How Depression Hurts Relationships

Kolakowski, S. (2014, March 06). The Warning Signs That Depression Is Affecting Your Relationship. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-warning-signs-that-depression-is-affecting-your-relationship/

World Health Organization (2014, September 04). Living with a Black Dog. Retrieved February 25, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=256&v=2VRRx7Mtep8

Relationships and depression. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/mental-health/relationships-and-depression

Depression and Love Relationships: Are They Doomed to Fail?

Kolakowski, S. (2014, March 06). The Warning Signs That Depression Is Affecting Your Relationship. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-warning-signs-that-depression-is-affecting-your-relationship/

World Health Organization (2014, September 04). Living with a Black Dog. Retrieved February 25, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=256&v=2VRRx7Mtep8

Depression and Relationships: When to Say Goodbye

An Overview of Depression Recovery. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/recovery-overview

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Hotline Information. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://secure2.convio.net/dabsa/site/SPageServer/?NONCE_TOKEN=E6BC23C72421785D37A0D48FC9EB217B&pagename=peer_support_group_locator

Depression from Relationships: 5 Signs It’s Depressing You

Ameen-Rice, A. (2018, July 08). Early Warning Signs Your Relationship Is Making You Depressed. Retrieved from https://psychcentral.com/blog/early-warning-signs-your-relationship-is-making-you-depressed/

Floyd, K. (2013, August 31). What Lack of Affection Can Do to You. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/affectionado/201308/what-lack-affection-can-do-you

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

What is depression? (2017, January). Retrieved February 26, 2019, from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression

Dating Someone with Depression: Is That a Good Idea?

7 Tips for Dating Someone with Depression. (2018, August 21). Retrieved from https://www.depressionalliance.org/dating-someone-with-depression/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Types of Depression: Major, Chronic, Manic, and More Types. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-types#1

Dating with Depression: How Can I Hide My Depression?

Khoshaba, D. (2012, March 20). The Early Stages of Falling in Love. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/get-hardy/201203/the-early-stages-falling-in-love

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Hotline Information. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://secure2.convio.net/dabsa/site/SPageServer/?NONCE_TOKEN=E6BC23C72421785D37A0D48FC9EB217B&pagename=peer_support_group_locator

How to Love Someone with Depression: Sometimes It Ain’t Easy

An Overview of Depression Recovery. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/recovery-overview

Beutell, D., & Nakielny, I. (2017, April 21). How to Love someone with Depression without Losing Yourself. Retrieved from https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/04/how-to-love-someone-with-depression-without-losing-yourself/

NAMI. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline

How to Help a Boyfriend or Girlfriend with Depression

Beutell, D., & Nakielny, I. (2017, April 21). How to Love someone with Depression without Losing Yourself. Retrieved from https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/04/how-to-love-someone-with-depression-without-losing-yourself/

Depression: Facts, Statistics, and You. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/facts-statistics-infographic#2

How to Help Your Spouse or Partner with Depression

An Overview of Depression Recovery. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/recovery-overview

Clinical depression. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/clinical-depression/

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

How to Help a Depressed Husband or Wife When They Don’t Want It

Depression: Why We Find It Hard To Ask For Help. (2017, August 24). Retrieved from https://www.blurtitout.org/2017/08/22/depression-why-hard-to-ask-for-help/

Truth of Addiction (2015, January 03). How To Help An Addict. It’s Probably NOT What You Think! Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9xGkqfhTI0

How to Deal with Someone with Depression: It Can Be Frustrating

How to connect with depressed friends | Bill Bernat. (2018, March 23). Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B43f89Y9f-A

Morin, A. (n.d.). How Many People Are Actually Affected by Depression Every Year? Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.verywellmind.com/depression-statistics-everyone-should-know-4159056

How to Deal with a Depressed Spouse: I’m at the End of My Rope

Bochard, T. (2015, January 20). 8 Things to Consider When Your Depression's Not Getting Better. Retrieved from https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/therese-borchard-sanity-break/things-consider-when-your-depression-not-getting-better/

Holmes, L. (2018, November 19). Has the Rate of Suicide in the U.S. Risen? Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/suicide-rates-overstated-in-people-with-depression-2330503

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How to Deal with a Depressed Husband: 3 Things You Must Know

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Warning Signs of Suicide – SAVE. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://save.org/about-suicide/warning-signs-risk-factors-protective-factors/

How to Deal with a Depressed Wife: Will She Ever Get Over This?

An Overview of Depression Recovery. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/recovery-overview

Saisan, J., Smith, M., & Segal, J. (2018, December). Depression Treatment. Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-treatment.htm/

Treatment-resistant depression. (2017, July 21). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/treatment-resistant-depression/art-20044324

How to Deal with a Depressed Girlfriend: I’m Scared for Her

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Warning Signs of Suicide – SAVE. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://save.org/about-suicide/warning-signs-risk-factors-protective-factors/

Is My Girlfriend, Boyfriend or Partner Depressed? Here’s How to Tell

Dan Reynolds Quotes. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2019, from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dan_reynolds_930423

Is It Depression or Sadness? Learn the Signs. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2019, from https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/depression-vs-sadness#risk-factors

NAMI. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2019, from https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Relationships and depression. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2019, from https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/mental-health/relationships-and-depression

7 Signs Your Husband or Wife Is Depressed

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Depression in Women. (2016, April 27). Retrieved March 14, 2019, from http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/depression-women

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Freeman, D., & Freeman, J. (2015, January 21). Why are men more likely than women to take their own lives? Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/21/suicide-gender-men-women-mental-health-nick-clegg

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Am I Unhappy in My Relationship or Depressed? How to Tell

Depression Quotes (3313 quotes). (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2019, from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/depression

Schwartz, A. (n.d.). Is Your Relationship Making You Sick? Retrieved March 15, 2019, from https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/is-your-relationship-making-you-sick/

I Think My Girlfriend or Boyfriend is Depressed: What Should I Do?

Benson, R., & Benson, R. (2017, June 16). Men's Mental Health: 7 Ways To Help If Your Boyfriend Has Depression. Retrieved from https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/health-fitness/mens-mental-health-515203#vD0JDGDKpdlpm7Wj.99

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Ryan, M. F. (2019, March 13). 6 Subtle Signs Your Partner May Be Depressed. Retrieved from https://www.prevention.com/life/g20494672/6-subtle-signs-your-partner-may-be-depressed/

My Girlfriend or Boyfriend Has Depression and Threatens Suicide If I Leave

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2019, from https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Neuman, F. (2014, March 09). "If You Leave Me, I'll Kill Myself." Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/fighting-fear/201403/if-you-leave-me-ill-kill-myself

Schimelpfening, N. (n.d.). Why Do People Commit Suicide? Retrieved March 19, 2019, from https://www.verywellmind.com/why-do-people-commit-suicide-1067515

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My Depression Is Ruining My Relationship: Withdrawal & Lack of Sex

Doheny, K. (n.d.). Depression and Divorce: How Depression Affects Marriage and Relationships. Retrieved March 19, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/divorcing-depression#1

Low Libido and Depression: What's the Connection? (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2019, from https://www.healthline.com/health/treating-hsdd/low-libido-and-depression

What to Do When Your Boyfriend Is Depressed

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My Depressed Partner Blames Me for Everything. Should I Put Up with It?

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Stonsy, S. (2014, August 18). Why We Hurt the Ones We Love and Let Them Hurt Us. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/anger-in-the-age-entitlement/201408/why-we-hurt-the-ones-we-love-and-let-them-hurt-us

Substance Abuse and Depression: A Dangerous Downward-Spiral. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2019, from https://www.psycom.net/depression-substance-abuse

T, B. (November 5, 2018). Is Drinking a Cause of Domestic Abuse? Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/domestic-abuse-and-alcohol-62643

My Marriage Is Making Me Depressed: Will Counseling Help?

Cotton, J. (2019, February 27). What We Might Learn in Couples Therapy. Retrieved from https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/what-we-might-learn-in-couples-therapy/

Tyrell, K. A. (2014, April 25). It's not all wedded bliss: Marital stress linked to depression. Retrieved from https://news.wisc.edu/its-not-all-wedded-bliss-marital-stress-linked-to-depression/

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Wu, B. (2018, September 28). Situational depression versus clinical depression: Differences, diagnosis, and treatment. Retrieved from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/314698.php

I Have a Depressed Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Am I Bad for Leaving?

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Living with a Depressed Spouse is Ruining My Marriage: Help!!

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Nierenberg, C. (2014, May 13). 8 Tips for Dealing with a Depressed Spouse. Retrieved from https://www.livescience.com/45568-tips-dealing-depression-spouse-partner.html

Relationships & Depression: How to support each other. (2017, October 22). Retrieved from https://www.blurtitout.org/2016/02/10/relationships-and-depression/

What to Say to a Depressed Boyfriend, Girlfriend

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Negative Effects of Depression on Sex and What Helps

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Do You Have Depression After Sex? Here’s Why

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My Depressed Boyfriend, Partner is Pushing Me Away: Try This

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Young, K. (n.d.). When Someone You Love Has Depression. Retrieved April 15, 2019, from https://www.heysigmund.com/when-someone-you-love-has-depression/

How Do You Make a Depressed Person Feel Better?

Borchard, T. (2017, November 15). 8 Ways to Help a Friend or Family Member With Depression. Retrieved from https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/therese-borchard-sanity-break/ways-to-help-a-friend-or-family-member-with-depression/

Goldberg, J. (2017). An Overview of Depression Recovery. Retrieved April 14, 2019, from https://www.webmd.com/depression/recovery-overview

My Girlfriend, Boyfriend has Depression: Is It Me or Their Problem?

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Schimelpfening, N. (2019, April 4). There Are Many Factors That Could Increase Your Risk of Depression. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/common-causes-of-depression-1066772

Depression in Marriage? It Sucks! Causes, What to Do

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Kolakowski, S. (2014, March 06). The Warning Signs That Depression Is Affecting Your Relationship. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-warning-signs-that-depression-is-affecting-your-relationship/

Loving Someone with Depression Comes with Challenges

Kolakowski, S. (2014, March 06). The Warning Signs That Depression Is Affecting Your Relationship. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-warning-signs-that-depression-is-affecting-your-relationship/

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