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Conjoint marital therapy: a controlled outcome study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Michael J. Crowe
Michael J. Crowe*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr Michael J. Crowe, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ.
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Forty-two couples with marital problems were randomly allocated to conjoint therapy of (i) a directive, (ii) an interpretative or (iii) a supportive (control) type. Self and independent assessment at the end of treatment showed the directive significantly superior to the control procedure on several measures. This superiority was maintained to 18 months' follow-up, when the interpretative procedure also showed some superiority over the control.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , November 1978, pp. 623 - 636
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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