Interpersonal factors play significant roles in the onset, maintenance, and remission of
psychiatric conditions. In the current major diagnostic classification systems for psychiatric
disorders, some conditions are defined by the presence of impairments in social interaction
or maintaining interpersonal relationships; these include autism, social phobia, and the
personality disorders. Other psychopathologies confer significant difficulties in the social
domain, including major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychotic disorders …