Tips for Clinicians, Family Members, and Friends
When couples are dissatisfied in their relationship, couple therapy, in which both members of the couple participate in the treatment, has become one of the most widely practiced interventions. The effectiveness of couple therapy in improving couple relationships has been demonstrated by several studies.
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Crane, D. R., Newfield, N., & Armstrong, D. (1984). Predicting divorce at marital therapy intake interview: Wives’ distress and the Marital Status Inventory. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 10, 305–312.
Doherty, W. (2014, November 7). Marital First Responders [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY3mzxhiVA0.
Doherty, W. (2015, October 9). CSI (Couple Sensitive Individual) Therapy: How to Avoid Colluding with Your Clients [Video File]. Retrieved from https://mncamh.umn. edu/clinical-training/webinars/csi-couple-sensitive-individualtherapy-how-avoid-colluding-your-clients.
Gurman, A. S., & Burton, M. (2014). Individual therapy for couple problems: Perspectives and pitfalls. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 40, 470-483.
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Helms, H. M., Crouter, A. C., & McHale, S. M. (2003). Marital quality and spouses’ marriage work with close friends and each other. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 963–977.
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Lind Seal, K., Doherty, W. J., & Harris, S. M. (2016). Confiding about problems in marriage and long-term committed relationships: A national study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42, 438-450.
Osborn, D., Fletcher, A., Smeeth, L., Stirling, S., Bulpitt, C., Breeze, E., et al. (2003). Factors associated with depression in a representative sample of 14,217 people aged 75 and over in the United Kingdom: Results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, 623–630.
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