Northwestern University, The Family Institute and Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2012 Jan;38(1):145-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00249.x. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
This article reviews the research on couple therapy over the last decade. The research shows that couple therapy positively impacts 70% of couples receiving treatment. The effectiveness rates of couple therapy are comparable to the effectiveness rates of individual therapies and vastly superior to control groups not receiving treatment. The relationship between couple distress and individual disorders such as depression and anxiety has become well established over the past decade. Research also indicates that couple therapy clearly has an important role in the treatment of many disorders. Findings over the decade have been especially promising for integrative behavioral couples therapy and emotion-focused therapy, which are two evidence-based treatments for couples. Research has also begun to identify moderators and mediators of change in couple therapy. Finally, a new and exciting line of research has focused on delineating the principles of change in couple therapy that transcends approach.
本文回顾了过去十年中有关夫妻治疗的研究。研究表明，夫妻治疗对接受治疗的 70%的夫妻有积极影响。夫妻治疗的有效率与个体治疗的有效率相当，远高于未接受治疗的对照组。夫妻之间的痛苦与个体障碍（如抑郁和焦虑）之间的关系在过去十年中已经得到了充分的证实。研究还表明，夫妻治疗在治疗许多障碍方面显然具有重要作用。十年来的研究结果尤其对综合行为夫妻治疗和情绪焦点治疗有很大的帮助，这两种治疗方法都是夫妻的两种循证治疗方法。研究也开始确定夫妻治疗中变化的调节因素和中介因素。最后，一个新的令人兴奋的研究方向集中在夫妻治疗中确定超越方法的变化原则。
