Recently added articles from Journal of Marital and Family Therapy:
KAREN H. ROSEN: IN MEMORIAM
Jan 01, 2009; ... Dr. Karen Hanula Rosen died April 29, 2008, at home at the end of what she described as her 4-year journey through brain cancer. Her husband of more than 40 years, Cecil, and her sons, Jeffrey and Michael, were with her when she died. At the time of her death, she was Professor Emeritus at ...
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? CLINICIANS' VIEWS OF CLINICAL COUPLES
Jan 01, 2009; ... Marriage and family therapy (MFT) faculty and graduate students rated the "typical" or predictable behaviors of husbands or wives coming for therapy using the Georgia Marriage Q-sort. Scores were compared with previously published scores for both "ideal" couples (i.e., showing positive ...
MARITAL THERAPY, RETREATS, AND BOOKS: THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, AND WHY OF RELATIONSHIP HELP-SEEKING
Jan 01, 2009; ... When doubts creep in and marriages begin to falter, where do couples turn for assistance? In a longitudinal study of 213 couples over the first 5 years of marriage, results indicated relationship help-seeking was relatively common, with 36% of couples seeking some form of outside help during ...
DIVORCE IS A PART OF MY LIFE... RESILIENCE, SURVIVAL, AND VULNERABILITY: YOUNG ADULTS' PERCEPTION OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF PARENTAL DIVORCE
Jan 01, 2009; ... A qualitative study among 22 young adults (20-25 years old) whose parents divorced during their childhood was conducted in Israel, using semi-structured, in-depth, open-ended interviews. Qualitative data analysis led to identification of three profiles, aiming at a grounded theoretical ...
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AMONG COUPLE THERAPISTS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Guidelines for addressing domestic violence (DV) in couple therapy have been published, but reports of whether therapists routinely follow these suggestions are few. A national survey of 620 couple therapists randomly selected from American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy members was ...
DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SELF AND POSTTRAUMATIC SYMPTOMATOLOGY AMONG EX-POWS AND THEIR WIVES
Jan 01, 2009; ... War captivity is a highly traumatic experience which sometimes has deleterious effects on both ex-POWs and their wives. This study examined the relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and differentiation among male ex-prisoners of war (ex-POWs; n = 103), their wives ...
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF MARITAL HAPPINESS IN URBAN INDIAN COUPLES: INTERPLAY OF INTIMACY AND CONFLICT
Jan 01, 2009; ... This research examines the happiness of 182 married, urban Hindu husbands and wives. Prior research emphasizes that the processes mediating well-being diverge across cultures with personal desires not impacting the happiness of non-Western couples. However, with globalization as self needs ...
THE CULTURAL CONTEXT MODEL: HOW DOES IT FACILITATE COUPLES' THERAPEUTIC CHANGE?
Jan 01, 2009; ... This study examines how therapeutic change in couples is facilitated in the Cultural Context Model based on the model's identified family processes: critical consciousness, empowerment, and accountability. Participants included four female therapists and three couples who sought treatment ...
SPIRITUALITY AND RELATIONSHIP: A HOLISTIC ANALYSIS OF HOW COUPLES COPE WITH DIABETES
Jan 01, 2009; ... This study explores how couples' spirituality and relationship processes holistically interact to inform diabetes management. Qualitative analysis of interviews with 20 heterosexual couples identified five spiritual coping styles based on the spiritual meaning they ascribed to the situation and ...
FACILITATED DISCLOSURE VERSUS CLINICAL ACCOMMODATION OF INFIDELITY SECRETS: AN EARLY PIVOT POINT IN COUPLE THERAPY: PART 1: COUPLE RELATIONSHIP ETHICS, PRAGMATICS, AND ATTACHMENT
Jan 01, 2009; ... A critical and potentially polarizing decision in treating infidelity is whether facilitating partner disclosure or accommodating nondisclosure is most beneficial following private disclosure of infidelity to the therapist. Given couple distress and volatility following disclosure, ...
EMOTIONAL AND SEXUAL INFIDELITY OFFLINE AND IN CYBERSPACE
Oct 01, 2008; ... This study investigated how men and women perceive online and offline sexual and emotional infidelity. Undergraduates from a large university in Northern Ireland participated in the study. It was found that men, when forced to decide, were more upset by sexual infidelity and women by emotional ...
MICHAEL WHITE: IN MEMORIAM: THERAPIST, TEACHER, INNOVATOR
Oct 01, 2008; ... The world was not ready to lose Michael White. On March 31, 2008, in San Diego, California, one day into a scheduled three-day presentation, Michael suffered a sudden heart attack. He was at dinner with friends and colleagues, was rushed to the hospital, and died four days later. He was 59 years ...
ASSISTING A CONCERNED PERSON TO MOTIVATE SOMEONE EXPERIENCING CYBERSEX INTO TREATMENT: APPLICATION OF INVITATIONAL INTERVENTION: THE ARISE MODEL TO CYBERSEX
Oct 01, 2008; ... Cybersex and Internet pornography addiction are new problem areas confronting couples and families. A most significant experience inducing family members to reach out to a therapist or an Interventionist for help with their addicted member is the realization that the individual they are living ...
INTRODUCTION
Oct 01, 2008; ... Every Thursday night I become a widow. A "Warcraft" widow, that is. There's a group of us-a select population whose partners, spouses, or companions regularly shed their real-life personas to enter a world of mages, priests, warriors, and healers. They tune out the physical world surrounding ...
TECHNOLOGY, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PROBLEMS: A RESEARCH SYNTHESIS
Oct 01, 2008; ... The advances in technology alter the ways we interact with each other. For some, the use of technology can facilitate a relationship; for others, technology can complicate aspects of a relationship. The purpose of this research synthesis is to summarize current research exploring the ways in ...
CYBERSEX AND THE E-TEEN: WHAT MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS SHOULD KNOW
Oct 01, 2008; ... Adolescents who use the Internet regularly (the "e-teen") present a new set of challenges for marriage and family therapists. This article introduces marriage and family therapists to (a) the basic technological concepts and unique psychological characteristics of the Internet important in ...
CYBERSEX: THE IMPACT OF A CONTEMPORARY PROBLEM ON THE PRACTICES OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
Oct 01, 2008; ... The number of people accessing the Internet for sexual purposes (cybersex) has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. However, little research has been conducted to determine how frequently clients present for treatment with cybersex-related issues. One hundred sixty-four clinical ...
Spiritually integrated psychotherapy: Understanding and addressing the sacred
Oct 01, 2008; ... Pargament, K. I. (2007). Spiritually integrated psychotherapy: Understanding and addressing the sacred. New York: Guilford, 384 pp., $38.00 hard. Outlined in this text is an approach to assessing and addressing spiritual issues in a therapeutic context. Each section is devoted to various ...
THERAPISTS' ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF INTERNET INFIDELITY CASES
Oct 01, 2008; ... In this study, we investigated through an Internet survey of 508 practicing marriage and family therapists which treatment decisions varied by gender of the client and background variables of therapists. The subjects responded to several typical Internet infidelity scenarios. We varied the ...
Listening to battered women: A survivor-centered approach to advocacy, mental health, and justice
Oct 01, 2008; ... Goodman, L., & Epstein, D. (2008). Listening to battered women: A survivor-centered approach to advocacy, mental health, and justice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 184 pp., $59.95. Discussing issues surrounding intimate partner violence begets a wide array of ...