ObjectiveThe current research examined the effect of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) on perceived intimacy, affect, and dyadic connection in cancer survivor couples with relationship challenges.MethodIn this longitudinal replicated single-case
Selma L. van Diest +6 more
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The problem is my partner: Treating couples when one partner wants the other to change [PDF]
Partners commonly present to couple therapy expecting that the relationship will only improve if their partner changes. In other words, the partner is the problem.
Davila, Joanne, Sullivan, Kieran T.
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Beyond risk compensation : clusters of antiretroviral treatment (ART) users in sexual networks can modify the impact of ART on HIV incidence [PDF]
Introduction : Concerns about risk compensation-increased risk behaviours in response to a perception of reduced HIV transmission risk-after the initiation of ART have largely been dispelled in empirical studies, but other changes in sexual networking ...
Delva, Wim, Helleringer, Stéphane
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The use of interpretive phenomenological analysis in couple and family therapy research [PDF]
This article proposes a research methodology that is newer to the field of couple and family therapy research called Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).
Bromley D. B. +28 more
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Support-seeking, support-provision and support-perception in distressed married couples : a multi-method analysis [PDF]
An emerging consensus argues for the importance of spousal support in our understanding of how relationships succeed or fail. This report covers two studies that examined support seeking, support provision and support perception in distressed married ...
Buysse, Ann +2 more
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Battling on the Home Front: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Conflict Behavior Among Military Couples [PDF]
This study evaluated interpersonal behavior differences among male military service members with and without PTSD and their female partners. Couples (N = 64) completed a 17-minute videotaped conflict discussion, and their interaction behavior was coded ...
Caska-Walace, Catherine +3 more
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Couple and family therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [PDF]
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The objectives of this review will be to: assess the efficacy of couple and family therapies for adult PTSD, relative to 'no treatment' conditions, 'standard care ...
Cowlishaw, Sean +3 more
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Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Marital Disaffection and Psychological Distress in Women Traumatized by Their Husbands’ Betrayal [PDF]
Background: Marital dissatisfaction in women can lead to persistent adverse effects and psychological disorders. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples on psychological distress and marital disaffection ...
Sakineh Ameri, Fatemeh Sadat Marashian
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Depression: The differing Narratives of Couples in Couple Therapy [PDF]
How does the spouse of a person with depression take part in constructing narratives of depression in couple therapy? In this study we examined couples\u27 ways of co-constructing narratives of depression in couple therapy. Three couple therapy processes
Aaltonen, Jukka, Rautiainen, Eija-Liisa
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BackgroundAlthough middle-aged adults in Korea are vulnerable to depression, there are few preventive interventions for depression in middle adulthood. Studies consistently suggest that interventions that include both spouses are effective in decreasing ...
Suk-Sun Kim, Minji Gil, Daeun Kim
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