The efficacy of behavioral couples therapy and emotionally focused therapy for couple distress

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-387

  Byrne, Michael ^a   Carr, Alan ^b   Clark, Marie ^c  

^a Midland Health Board ^*  (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral couple therapy; Couple distress; Emotionally focused therapy; Insight oriented marital therapy; Integrative couples therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244488713     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-004-0642-9     Document Type: Review

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