This article discusses the outcome and process research on couple therapy and integrates the articles special section "Couples and Couple Therapy" into the discussion. All tested couple treatments show statistically significant effects relative to control groups, but there are no reliable differences between different theoretical models. Moreover, all tested approaches leave substantial numbers...

The blamer softening event has been associated with successful treatment outcomes in emotionally focused couple therapy. Previous research has highlighted the critical role of softening events and heightened emotional experience in best sessions of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). This study examined the effects of a therapist's emotional presence in predicting heightened levels of cli...

We compared the couple conflict of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to a comparison group of parents of children without disabilities using self-reported and observational measures. In total, 178 couples who had a child with ASD (aged 5-12 years) and 174 couples who had children without disabilities (aged 5-12 years), recruited from a Midwestern state in the United States...

This study examined whether working models of attachment are associated with observed positive emotion, sadness, and anger during marital conflict. Individuals (n = 176) from a longitudinal study of families participated in the current cross-sectional study. Narrative interviews assessed the unique and combined contribution of attachment representations based on parents (adult attachment) and p...

A case is described of persistent sexual arousal in a woman of 52, whose frequent masturbation caused severe distress and disruption to her relationship. Based on a psychological formulation, a combination of cognitive behavioural techniques was used in a couple therapy format, aimed at anxiety management, response prevention and addressing couple disharmony. Long-term conjoint therapy enabled ...

Title of Document: COMMON FACTORS IN COUPLE THERAPY FOR PARTNER AGGRESSION: A THERAPY PROCESS AND OUTCOME STUDY Woochul Park, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014 Dissertation Directed By: Professor Norman B. Epstein, Ph.D. Department of Family Science The present study investigated roles of common factors related to outcome indices that exist across therapy models in couple therapy for partner aggressio...

objectives: mastectomy as a treatment for breast cancer can disturb marital satisfaction of many couples. in this way, existential anxieties stemming from this potentially deleterious event, and inefficient responses to them, could be mediating. the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation method based on existential approach and olson's marital enrichm...

The goal of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of three therapeutic formats: Standard Couple Therapy, Group Therapy, and Minimal Contact Bibliotherapy (self-help) in the treatment of 23 couples in which the wife was suffering from secondary orgasmic dysfunction. The results indicate that a cognitive-behavioral sex therapy program is clearly effective in changing a wide range of ...