The quality of family life is fundamental to the well-being of the community. The stability of
the family has a pervasive influence on the psychological, physical, social, economic, and …

The goals of this chapter are to provide a recap of the field of prevention of couple distress,
to compare programs along important dimensions, and to identify issues needing further …

Marriage and other long-term committed relationships are an integral part of our lives and
confer many benefits. People in satisfying marriages report greater life happiness, live …

▪ Abstract A substantial body of empirical research has documented both the promise and
the shortcomings of psychological interventions for preventing or ameliorating marital …

Preventive Approaches in Couples Therapy is the first thorough overview of the leading
approaches to preventing marital distress and dissolution. Written for professionals …

In this chapter, the authors begin with a brief review of clinical research on couple
interventions to illustrate the research strategies espoused in the model of family psychology …

Because relationship discord and dissolution are common and costly, interventions are
needed to treat distressed couples and to prevent distress among vulnerable couples. We …

Several approaches to couple therapy produce large and clinically significant reductions in
relationship distress. However, 25 to 30 per cent of couples show no benefit from couple …

Couple therapy research affirms that various approaches to couple treatment produce
statistically and clinically significant improvement for a substantial proportion of couples in …

The similarity in efficacy of evidence-based couple therapies suggests that it may be useful
to identify those treatment principles they hold in common. Expanding on the previous …