Behav Ther. 2012 Mar;43(1):1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.01.007. Epub 2011 May 30.
Across nearly all cultures, sharing a lifelong committed relationship with an intimate partner comprises an almost universal and strongly held ambition. Nevertheless, cross-national data reliably indicate a high prevalence of relationship distress and dissolution, with adverse emotional and physical health consequences for adult partners and their children. This introduction to the special section summarizes findings regarding the effectiveness of couple therapy for treating general relationship distress, couple-based interventions for individual mental or physical health problems, and couple relationship education programs aimed at helping couples sustain a healthy committed relationship. Within each of these approaches, evidence regarding potential mediators of interventions' effectiveness is reviewed, and critical unanswered questions are highlighted. Discussion concludes with a brief introduction to each of the articles comprising this special section on universal processes in couple therapy and relationship education.
在几乎所有文化中，与亲密伴侣建立终身承诺的关系是一种几乎普遍存在且强烈的愿望。然而，跨国数据可靠地表明，关系困扰和破裂的发生率很高，这对成年伴侣及其子女的情绪和身体健康都有不利影响。本专题介绍总结了关于夫妻治疗治疗一般关系困扰的有效性、针对个人心理或身体健康问题的夫妻为基础的干预措施以及旨在帮助夫妻维持健康承诺关系的夫妻关系教育计划的发现。在这些方法中的每一种方法中，都审查了干预措施有效性的潜在中介因素的证据，并突出了关键的未解决问题。讨论以对构成本专题关于夫妻治疗和关系教育普遍过程的每篇文章的简短介绍结束。
