United we stand: emotionally focused therapy for couples in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Creating healing relationships for couples dealing with trauma: the use of emotionally focused marital therapy.

Emotionally focused marital therapy (EFT), a marital therapy that particularly focuses on the creation of secure attachment, has proven in empirical studies to be effective for distressed couples. This paper discusses the application of EFT in couples where one or both of the partners have experienced significant trauma. EFT, in this context of trauma, incorporates the nine steps of conventiona...

The Effectiveness of “Emotionally Focused -Meta Cognitive Couple Therapy” and “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy” on the Psychological Capital of Couples with Hyperactive Children

Introduction: Hyperactivity of children can cause problems for couples and threaten their mental health. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of emotionally focused-meta cognitive couple therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on psychological capital among couples with hyperactive children. Methods: The research method was semi-experimental, and research design was...

The Impact of Emotionally Focused Therapy on Emotional Distress in Infertile Couples

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple’s Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Couple’s Therapy and Gottman Systemic-Cognitive Couple’s Therapy on Affect Balance and Inefficient Expectations of Woman with Sexual Dysfunction

Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is often associated with affect imbalance and inefficient expectations. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple’s therapy, cognitive-behavioral couple’s therapy and Gottman systemic-cognitive couple’s therapy on affect balance and marriage expectations of woman with sexual dysfunction. Methods: This research was a sem...

An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Emotionally-Focused Couple’s Group Therapy (EFCT) on Relational Aggression of Couples with Breast Cancer in Wives: A Semi-Experimental Study

Introduction: Because of the nature of cancer and related hormonal changes, as well as the conditions resulting from stress tolerance, relational problems and aggression are major problems facing couples with breast cancer in wives. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of emotionally focused couples therapy (EFCT) on relational aggression in couples with breast cancer in wives. M...