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Waiting-List Controlled Trial of Cognitive Marital Therapy in Severe Marital Discord.

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Waring, Edward M.; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1991

Evaluated effectiveness of marital therapy designed to enhance intimacy through self-disclosure of personal constructs. Couples in therapy (n=22) and controls (n=19) showed significant reduction in symptoms of nonpsychotic emotional illness. Couples in therapy subjectively reported improvement. Found significant pattern of improvement for wives in…

Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Foreign Countries, Intimacy, Marital Instability

Predictive Validity of Therapeutic Alliance in Group Marital Therapy.

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Bourgeois, Lise; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1990

Investigated relation between marital distress, therapeutic alliance formation, and treatment outcome in group marital skills training program in which 63 couples met for 9 weeks. Results indicated that levels of marital distress neither impaired nor facilitated alliance formation. Strength of alliance appeared to be more powerful predictor of…

Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Foreign Countries, Group Therapy, Marital Instability