Marital adjustment in patients with emotionally unstable personality disorder
Journal Title: Kerala Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2018, Vol 31, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Personality disorders, especially Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) may lead to significant marital discord. Though the incidence of separation and divorce are on the rise, the problems of underlying personality factors are not given much significance and are adequately studied. Among the personality disorders, the emotionally unstable personality disorder is the one that is more likely to be associated with marital discord and separation. Objective: To study the marital adjustments of patients with the emotionally unstable personality disorder Methodology: A cross-sectional study was done in individuals between 18 and 45 years and diagnosed as having Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder as per International Classification of Diseases-Diagnostic Criteria for Research (ICD 10-DCR) criteria, currently staying with their spouse, and attending a psychiatry department during the study period. Locke Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (MAT) was the primary instrument used for the study. The Chi-square test was used to compare the relevant variables. Results: 35 % of the sample (n= 34) Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder subjects reported significant marital dissatisfaction. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were seen in 23.5% of the sample. Association between the type of marriage and marital adjustment was found to be significant. 41.2% received some psychosocial intervention. 70.6% of the spouses had a history of substance use, and 23.5 % had a history of psychiatric illness. No significant difference in MAT severity was found between EUPD subtypes. Conclusion: The study found a high level of marital maladjustment among subjects with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. Keywords: marital dissatisfaction, Emotionally unstable personality disorder, marital adjustment, Borderline Personality Disorder.
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Anithakumari Ayirolimeethal, Abha Prasad, Harish M Tharayil, Biju George, Varsha Vidyadharan
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Marital adjustment in patients with emotionally unstable personality disorder
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