The borderline/schizoid marriage: the holding environment as an essential treatment construct.

abstract：:The Delphi methodology was used to explore common factors across theories of marriage and family therapy (MFT). Leading clinicians and researchers from the American Family Therapy Academy and select faculty members from MFT training programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blow AJ,Sprenkle DH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common goal of couples' therapy is to help individuals modify their view of each other and the relationship. Distorted views and appraisals contribute to conflict, and these can be manifest by use of rationalization or denial. This study explored appraisal distortion as an evaluative and moral process that occurs du...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Whiting JB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social support in marriage may be associated with reduced risk for mental illness. Past studies are limited by short follow up and a focus on depression. A two-wave nationally representative survey in the United States (n = 2,503) is used to examine whether social support in marriage is associated with the onset of ea...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Feder KA,Heatherington L,Mojtabai R,Eaton WW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-stress individuals may benefit from social support, although their support providers may be adversely affected via stress crossover effects. Individual and crossover effects of perceived stress within medical student marriages (n = 30) were investigated. Perceived spousal support was positively associated with in...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Katz J,Monnier J,Libet J,Shaw D,Beach SR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Online forums and lay literature suggest that partners of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience depression, distress, and trauma in their everyday lives, exacerbated during the time surrounding diagnosis. In this content analysis, 29 participants were provided with an online open-ended statement a...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Lewis LF

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several family-based treatments of conduct disorder and delinquency in adolescents have emerged as evidence-based and, in recent years, have been transported to more than 800 community practice settings. These models include multisystemic therapy, functional family therapy, multidimensional treatment foster care, and,...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Henggeler SW,Sheidow AJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about children's perceptions of their parents' divorce or how children construct meaning around the divorce and their subsequent relationships with their parents. The focus of this study was to learn about the experiences and the meanings young adults had constructed about the divorce process and their...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Arditti JA,Prouty AM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study signifies an initial step at giving family therapists an important assessment tool as they seek to increase cultural competence with Native American families and children. To determine the relevancy and consistency of utilizing a spiritual ecogram assessment tool with Native Americans, 50 Native American pa...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Limb GE,Hodge DR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we discuss the role of the therapist in change in couple and family therapy. We argue that the therapist is a key change ingredient in most successful therapy. We situate our discussion in the common factors debate and show how both broad and narrow common factor views involve the therapist as a centr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blow AJ,Sprenkle DH,Davis SD

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the representation of minorities and minority issues in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The relationship between AAMFT conference program content and changing social demographics from 1980 to 1996 was explored through an ecosystemic lens, and descriptive data were elicited...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Killian KD,Hardy KV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide attempt survivors' interpretations of reactions to attempts are understudied, yet could inform prevention efforts concerning subsequent attempts. Interviews with 40 attempt survivors about family and friend reactions were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological techniques. Three distinct patterns emerged ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Frey LM,Hans JD,Cerel J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidenced-based approaches continue to grow in the field of family therapy. However, practicing family therapists do not always embrace these approaches. In this article, we explore factors contributing to practitioners' concerns with evidence-based treatments and suggest a broader, more clinically palatable view of e...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Dattilio FM,Piercy FP,Davis SD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 60% of accredited MFT master's programs now offer a single course devoted to diversity and oppression, which is noteworthy given that this is not mandated by accreditation standards. For educators and trainers seeking guidance on how to most effectively teach diversity issues and train therapists who wil...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Laszloffy T,Habekost J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this essay, we respond to Simon's article (2012). We discuss our view that therapy works best when therapists can match therapeutic interventions to the worldview of clients. We see this matching to client worldview as rooted in research evidence, and we suggest that therapists can practice authentically and effect...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Blow AJ,Davis SD,Sprenkle DH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research supports that child parent relationship therapy (CPRT), a filial therapy approach, has strong effects on participating parents and children. Some speculate that filial therapy improves the family system; however, minimal research exists to support this claim. Using a single-case design, researchers examined C...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Cornett N,Bratton SC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents part of the findings of a study of psychological abuse and physical violence in couples who voluntarily entered therapy. The study found that most of the men exhibited patterns of deception, devaluation, and dictatorial attitudes with their women partners and that these patterns were a considerab...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Jory B,Anderson D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral couple therapy (BCT) and emotionally focused couples therapy (EFCT) are well-established treatments to reduce couple distress. This meta-analysis summarizes the current state of knowledge on the efficacy of these two therapy methods by focusing on randomized controlled trials only. A literature search revea...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Rathgeber M,Bürkner PC,Schiller EM,Holling H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professional accreditation of graduate programs in marital and family therapy (MFT) is intended to ensure the strength of the education students receive. However, there is great difficulty in assessing the real-world impact of accreditation on students. Only one measure is applied consistently to graduates of all MFT ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Caldwell BE,Kunker SA,Brown SW,Saiki DY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the status of the scientist-practitioner model in marriage and family therapy (MFT) doctoral programs. Issues discussed include a lack of faculty research role models in doctoral programs, "farming out" the majority of research courses to other disciplines, problems with curriculum, and how the culture of M...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Crane DR,Wampler KS,Sprenkle DH,Sandberg JG,Hovestadt AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas most existing differentiation measures are grounded in Bowen's writings about differentiation, the self-report instrument created in this study addresses differentiation according to the Four Points of Balance articulated by the Crucible Approach. The Crucible Differentiation Scale (CDS) is a 63-item, Likert-t...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Schnarch D,Regas S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equality is related to relationship success, yet few couples achieve it. In this qualitative study, we examine how couples with children in two time cohorts (1982 and 2001) moved toward equality. The analysis identifies three types of couples: Postgender, gender legacy, and traditional. Movement toward equality is fac...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Knudson-Martin C,Mahoney AR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we present the results of a discovery-oriented task analysis research study identifying specific therapist behaviors that facilitate softening events in emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples. Therapy sessions conducted by an expert EFT therapist were examined. Six therapist content theme shifts...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Bradley B,Furrow JL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), as in many clinical disciplines, concern surfaces about the clinician/researcher gap. This gap includes a lack of accessible, practical research for clinicians. MFT clinical research often borrows from the medical tradition of randomized control trials, which typically use linear ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Oka M,Whiting J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enactments are a potential common clinical process factor contributing to positive outcomes in many relational therapies. Enactments provide therapists a medium for mediating relationships through simultaneous experiential intervention and change at multiple levels of relationships--including specific relationship dis...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Davis SD,Butler MH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an attachment theoretical perspective of long-distance romantic relationships (LDRs). Attachment applies specifically to the separation-reunion cycle that is an inherent aspect of LDRs. Attachment theory components and normative functioning are presented along with illustrative examples from LDR ...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Carole Pistole M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a stress and coping framework, we examined the influence of caregiving stressors, social support, and caregiving appraisal on the marital functioning of 100 African American wife caregivers. Results of separate multivariate analyses revealed received church support, caregiving burden, and caregiving satisfaction...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Chadiha LA,Rafferty J,Pickard J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myth of problem-free living is easily identifiable in Western culture through its childhood fairy tales and modern love stories. Even if inadvertently, the field of mental health perpetuates this myth with the very concept of "mental health," which implies a state without suffering. Using mindfulness, Buddhists as...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Gehart DR,McCollum EE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a qualitative analysis of the experience of parenting of mothers with dissociative disorders. This analysis was performed to complement the quantitative analysis of problems of mothers with dissociative disorders that Benjamin, Benjamin, and Rind (1996) presented previously. They found that the f...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Benjamin LR,Benjamin R,Rind B

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the number of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) has grown tremendously, opportunities for marriage and family therapists in EAP settings have not been adequately described. This paper addresses issues pertinent to training Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) students to develop the skills needed to become EAP pr...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Smith TA Jr,Salts CJ,Smith CW

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the need to develop objective assessment tools in different cultures is well-recognized, there is a severe lack of objective measures about emotional functioning in the Chinese context. This project conducted three studies to validate the Chinese version of the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI). Study 1...

journal_title：Journal of marital and family therapy

authors： Lam CM,Chan-So PC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00