Depression in One or Both Partners and the Efficacy of Couple Therapy

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dc.contributor.advisorEpstein, Norman Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorJuzaitis, Leanne Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-03T05:35:21Z
dc.date.available2010-07-03T05:35:21Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough considerable research has been conducted on common factors affecting individual therapy, little research has investigated common factors in couple therapy. The present study examines depression in one or both partners as one of the potential common client factors affecting couple therapy. The study uses data from 55 couples who sought therapy for relationship issues at a large university-based family therapy clinic that serves an ethnically diverse population. The results suggest that, at least within the range of depression represented in this couple and family therapy clinic sample, there is no difference in therapy outcome between couples experiencing mild depression and those with minimal to no depression. However, there was some evidence that therapy was less effective when the male partner suffered from depression. This study is important in redirecting the attention of couple therapists to males' depression as opposed to the traditional focus on females' depression.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/10457
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCounseling Psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Clinicalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcoupleen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDepressionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEfficacyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledtherapyen_US
dc.titleDepression in One or Both Partners and the Efficacy of Couple Therapyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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