Despite evidence supporting the efficacy of couples-based approaches to treating alcohol
problems, provision of such treatments has been limited. To better understand the limited …

This study used qualitative methodology to evaluate barriers to entry into couples' treatment
for alcohol problems. Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Patients were …

For much of the last century, there has been a longstanding and largely unchallenged
position held by providers in the substance abuse treatment community, as well as by the …

Although results from multiple studies conducted over the last two decades indicate that
Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT) is an effective treatment for married or cohabiting …

Recent reviews of empirically supported psychosocial treatments indicate that the best
efficacy evidence so far available for outpatient alcohol treatment comes from approaches …

Narrative reviews conclude that behavioral couples therapy (BCT) produces better
outcomes than individual-based treatment for alcoholism and drug abuse problems …

Addiction, Assessment, and Treatment with Adolescents, Adults, and Families Page 1 Behavioral
Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse: Rationale, Methods, Findings, and Future …

This study aimed to examine whether classification of couples in which one partner has an
alcohol problem is similar to that reported in the general couples literature. Typologies of …

Abstract Systemic Couples Therapy (SCT) is a brief, couple-focused treatment approach
designed as an addition to individual alcohol treatment for women/it attends specifically to …

Although alcoholism and drug abuse have been viewed historically as individual problems
best treated on an individual basis, a large and growing body of empirical literature suggests …