Couple Therapy for Military Veterans: Overall Effectiveness and Predictors of Response

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Data from 177 couples who attended therapy at two Veteran medical centers were used to examine the effectiveness of couple’s therapy on relationship satisfaction. The influence of demographic, relational, and psychological characteristics was also explored. Results indicated that therapy effectively increased relationship satisfaction and only race was found to influence this relationship.

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Doss, B. D., Rowe, L. S. , Morrison, K. R., Libet, J., Birchler, G. R., Madsen, J. W., McQuaid, J. R. (2012). Couple Therapy for Military Veterans: Overall Effectiveness and Predictors of Response. Behavior Therapy, 43, 216-227. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2011.06.006