Relationship Distress With Spouse or Intimate Partner. This category should be used when the major focus of the clinical contact is to address the quality of the intimate (spouse or partner) relationship or when the quality of that relationship is affecting the course, prognosis, or treatment of a mental or other medical situation.
Partners can be of the same or different genders. Typically, the relationship distress is associated with impaired functioning in behavioral, cognitive, or affective domains.
Examples of behavioral problems include conflict resolution difficulty, withdrawal, and overinvolvement. Cognitive problems can manifest as chronic negative attributions of the other's intentions or dismissals of the partner's positive behaviors. Affective problems would include chronic sadness, apathy, and/or anger about the other partner.
Global Mental Health Institutios:
International Psychoanalysis Research Organization International Human Genome Research Organization International Psychology Research Federation International Organization for Neurology, Neurosurgery & Neurotechnology International Federation of the Rorschach and Projective Methods Fédération Européenne des Neurosciences, Psychanalyse et Santé Mentale International Neuroethics Research Foundation International Federation for Neuropsychology, Neuropsychyatry and Neuroimaging
