Marital Status and Satisfaction Five Years Following a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Traditional Versus Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-235

  Christensen, Andrew ^a   Atkins, David C ^b   Baucom, Brian ^a   Yi, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral couple therapy; posttherapy adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUPLES THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950428073     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018132     Document Type: Article

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