TY - JOUR
T1 - What works for whom
T2 - A meta-analytic review of marital and couples therapy in reference to marital distress
AU - Wood, Nathan D.
AU - Crane, D. Russell
AU - Schaalje, G. Bruce
AU - Law, David D.
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Due to methodological limitations, past meta-analytic research was not able to identify which, treatment was most effective for specific marital distress levels. By converting pre- and post-test scores from marital research into equivalent Dyadic Adjustment Scale scores, it was possible to isolate mild, moderate, and severe levels of marital distress. Results show that Emotionally Focused therapy is significantly more effective than isolated Behavioral Marital Therapy interventions for the treatment of moderate marital distress. Future directions of outcome research are also discussed.
AB - Due to methodological limitations, past meta-analytic research was not able to identify which, treatment was most effective for specific marital distress levels. By converting pre- and post-test scores from marital research into equivalent Dyadic Adjustment Scale scores, it was possible to isolate mild, moderate, and severe levels of marital distress. Results show that Emotionally Focused therapy is significantly more effective than isolated Behavioral Marital Therapy interventions for the treatment of moderate marital distress. Future directions of outcome research are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926180590962147
DO - 10.1080/01926180590962147
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:22944478058
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 33
SP - 273
EP - 287
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -