Background Couple therapy for depression has the twofold aim of modifying negative
interaction patterns and increasing mutually supportive aspects of intimate relationships …

This study represents an effectiveness study and service evaluation of a cognitive
behavioral, couple‐based treatment for depression (BCT‐D) provided in London services …

Objective: The present study aimed to compare dyadic coping (DC) and dyadic adjustment
in couples in which the woman was experiencing high levels of depressive symptoms and in …

Chronic pain impacts individuals with pain as well as their loved ones. Yet, there has been
little attention to the social context in individual psychological treatment approaches to …

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a biomarker of cardiac vagal tone that has been
linked to social functioning. Recent studies suggest that RSA moderates the impact of …

The efficacy of couple interventions is well established; however, the mechanisms behind
their efficacy in reducing relationship distress are less clear. This study examined the three …

This chapter provides an overview of how to conceptualize and intervene with adult
psychopathology in the context of a committed romantic relationship, drawing from evidence …

This chapter examines the role of dyadic coping in the transition to parenthood, focusing on
the individual as well as on the couple experience. Specifically, the contribution analyzes …

This study tested the feasibility and outcomes of a brief psychoeducational intervention for
family members of depressed veterans in primary care. Family members of veterans …

Couple therapists have been treating relationship distress for the past several decades
through a variety of theoretical orientations. This chapter provides an overview of major …