The widespread application of an addiction model to pornography viewing and sexual
behavior (henceforth “sex addiction”) is inaccurate, misleading, and likely harmful to …

There is a critical need for high‐quality and accessible treatments to improve mental health.
Yet, there are indications that the research being conducted by contemporary marriage and …

Our study adds to the rising field of dissemination and implementation research on
Emotionally Focused Therapy. We evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the …

Abstract Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based approach to working
with couple distress. Similar to much of the research about the efficacy and effectiveness of …

Couple and family relationships are central in processes of substance use and gambling
disorders, yet they remain inadequately researched and marginally addressed in services …

This chapter provides an introduction to the prevention of parent–child relational problems
by emphasizing parenting interventions as an effective approach congruent with elements of …

In this content analysis, researchers examine articles published from 2000 to 2015 in three
family therapy journals, yielding a total of 948 empirical articles. The purpose is to provide …

This chapter explores difficulties in the transition to adulthood from an empirical perspective.
The chapter begins with a review of terminology (eg, emerging adulthood) and a discussion …

In this chapter I identify possible future directions and practices for the field of systemic family
therapy as well as a few caveats. Topics include what we should stand for; our integration …

Identifying core elements of family therapy is a relatively new line of research that has the
potential to increase the availability of family therapy in usual care by proving a flexible and …