Common Principles of Couple Therapy

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-35

  Benson, Lisa A ^a   McGinn, Meghan M ^a   Christensen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples therapy; Psychotherapeutic processes; Psychotherapeutic techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO MARRIAGE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL COUPLE THERAPY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTION FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY CONFLICT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIORAL COUPLE THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REINFORCEMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COUPLES THERAPY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856465965     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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