Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Treat Distressed Couples: A Case Study With Two Couples

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 430-442

  Peterson, Brennan D ^a   Eifert, Georg H ^a   Feingold, Tal ^a   Davidson, Sarah ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 70350346839     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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