Couples therapy for adults experiencing relationship distress: a review of the clinical evidence and guidelines
CADTH
Record ID 32015000145
English
Authors' recommendations:
The published clinical effectiveness literature is limited due to potential for measurement and selection bias, in part due to the inability to blind patients and therapists but also due to the broad range of approaches to couples therapy, length of treatment and reasons for couples presenting to therapy. Despite these important limitations, overall results suggest that couples therapy could have a positive impact on relationship satisfaction for couples in distress. The literature is inconclusive regarding the effects of couples therapy on other relationship-related outcomes and psychological health outcomes in this population.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/nov-2014/RC0597%20Couples%20Therapy%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Interpersonal Relations
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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