Marital Distress: Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Couples (Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy) - Hardcover

Rathus, Jill H.; Sanderson, William C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076570000X ISBN 13: 9780765700001

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1999

Synopsis

Outcome research has identified cognitive behavioral treatment strategies as efficacious in treating marital/couple distress. Walking the practitioner through the therapy, session by session, Drs. Rathus and Sanderson clearly illustrate clinical applications of key concepts of cognitive behavioral marital therapy, enhancing the book's utility with a variety of clinical tools, assessment measures, and vignettes.

About this title

About the Author

Jill H. Rathus, Ph.D., is assistant professor of psychology at Long Island University/C. W. Pos Campus in New York. William C. Sanderson, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Review

Jill Rathus and William Sanderson have written a useful guide for therapists who wish to apply cognitive behavioral techniques to couples. This book is a clear and concise manual that describes techniques for increasing positives, decreasing negatives, modifying communication skills, teaching problem-solving skills, and challenging dysfunctional patterns of thinking in couples. There are numerous concrete examples, as well as guides to evaluation, that therapists will find helpful. The focus is on short-term interventions here—an approach that will be appealing to many couples. (Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.)

Edition details

• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 076570000X
• ISBN 13: 9780765700001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 378