Although prevention of relationship distress and dissolution has potential to strengthen the
well-being of partners and any children they are raising, dissemination of prevention …

This chapter reviews conceptual frameworks for approaches to preventing distress and
divorce and promoting marital adjustment. Current approaches for preventing marital …

Objectives: This study updated existing meta-analyses of couple therapy that typically do not
include multiple treatment modalities, various research designs, long-term outcomes, or …

This article presents the basis for, and the research on, emotionally focused couples therapy
(EFT), now recognized as one of the most researched and most effective approaches to …

Most prior studies of skill-based preventive interventions for couples compare changes in
problem-solving behaviors made by treated couples with those made by control couples …

Twenty treatment outcome studies, 13 of which evaluated behavioral couples therapy (BCT)
and seven of which evaluated emotionally focused therapy (EFT) were reviewed, leading to …

Abstract Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), as developed by Greenberg and
Johnson (1988) and Johnson (1996, 2004, 2020), is an evidence-based treatment that …

This article overviews significant developments in couple therapy over the last decade. Key
trends include:(1) couple therapy becoming firmly established as the accepted treatment of …

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

Highlights•Cognitive, affective and behavioral components of CBCT address relationship
stresses.•CBCT enhances couple coping with psychopathology and physical health …