Methodologically sound, cost-effective research on the outcome of couple therapy

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-17

  Christensen, Andrew ^a   Vu, Christine Thuy Anh ^a   Baucom, Donald H ^b,c   Stanton, Susan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple counseling; Couple therapy; Marital therapy; Methodological issues; Outcome research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; COUPLES THERAPY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17244380125     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.1.6     Document Type: Article

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