Changes in Relationship-Specific Attachment in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 231-245

  Burgess Moser, Melissa ^a,b   Johnson, Susan M ^c,d   Dalgleish, Tracy L ^e   Lafontaine, Marie France ^c   Wiebe, Stephanie A ^c,d,f   Tasca, Giorgio A ^c,f  

^a Dawe   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Ottawa Couple and Family Institute   (Canada)

^e Greenbelt Family Health Team   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SIMULATION; HUMAN; MODEL; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADULT; COUPLE THERAPY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; COUPLES THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84949310018     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12139     Document Type: Article

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