A Critical Review of Help-Seeking for Couples Therapy: Clinical Implications and Next Steps
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DOI: 10.1007/s10591-019-09521-w
Abstract: Research has linked relationship distress and divorce to negative mental and physical health outcomes. However, couples seem reluctant to engage in couples therapy. One aim of couple help-seeking is to better understand the process involved… read more here.
Keywords: couples therapy; help seeking; clinical implications; critical review ... See more keywords
Mechanisms and moderators of behavioural couples therapy for alcohol and substance use disorders: an updated review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1017/s1352465822000042
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Behavioural couples therapy (BCT) and alcohol behavioural couples therapy (ABCT) are couples-based interventions for substance use disorders (SUDs) that have been deemed a ‘gold standard’ treatment. Despite the substantial amount of promising research,… read more here.
Keywords: behavioural couples; mechanisms moderators; alcohol; treatment ... See more keywords
Behavioral couples therapy for brain injury: single case methodology with bi-phasic design
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DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2145367
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objectives To explore the outcomes of Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT) for couples with brain injury. Background Brain injury can result in communication, emotional and behavioral disturbances, leading to higher levels of depression, anxiety and… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; brain; brain injury; couples therapy ... See more keywords
“Let’s Dance”: A Dialogical Proposal for Analyzing Interactions and Positions in Couples Therapy
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DOI: 10.1080/10720537.2020.1717149
Abstract: abstract The theory of the dialogical self, which is based upon the metaphor of the self as a dialogue between different voices and I-positions, conceptualizes the structure and functioning of the self as a product… read more here.
Keywords: dance dialogical; couples therapy; let dance; dialogical proposal ... See more keywords
Couples therapy as therapy: Fostering individual growth in conjoint contexts
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DOI: 10.1080/24720038.2023.2183210
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines conjoint couples therapy as a treatment modality for fostering individual development. The central thesis is that self psychologically informed couples therapy—because it simultaneously offers both the therapist’s empathic immersion in each… read more here.
Keywords: conjoint; fostering individual; partner; couples therapy ... See more keywords
The Impact of Blamer-softening on Romantic Attachment in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
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DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12284
Abstract: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT; Johnson, ) treats relationship distress by targeting couples' relationship-specific attachment insecurity. In this study, we used hierarchical linear modeling (Singer & Willett, ) to examine intercept and slope discontinuities in… read more here.
Keywords: emotionally focused; couples therapy; focused couples; attachment ... See more keywords