Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples in the Treatment of Depression: A Pilot Study.

Dessaulles, Andre; Johnson, Susan M.; Denton, Wayne H.

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ERIC Number: EJ674319

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples in the Treatment of Depression: A Pilot Study.

Dessaulles, Andre; Johnson, Susan M.; Denton, Wayne H.

American Journal of Family Therapy, v31 n5 p345-53 Oct-Dec 2003

Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) for couples was compared to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Both interventions were equally effective in symptom reduction. Results suggest EFT might be useful in the treatment of comorbid major depressive disorder and relational distress. (Contains 34 references and 1 figure.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response, Intervention, Marriage Counseling, Outcomes of Treatment, Pharmacology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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