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What Works for Whom: A Meta-Analytic Review of Marital and Couples Therapy in Reference to Marital Distress
The American Journal of Family Therapy
  • N. D. Wood
  • D. R. Crane
  • B. S. Schaalje
  • David D. Law, Utah State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract

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.

Citation Information
Wood, N.D., Crane, D.R., Schaalje, B.S. & Law, D.D. (2005). What works for whom: A meta-analytic review of marital and couples therapy in reference to marital distress. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 33, 273-287.