Abstract
Relationship functioning and individual mental health and well-being are strongly associated with one another. In this article,
we first review the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between relationship discord and various types of psychopathology,
We then review findings suggesting that relationship discord is associated with poorer outcome for individual-based treatments
for psychopathology and that, generally, relationship discord does not improve following individual-based treatments for psychopathology.
Finally, we present a model for conceptualizing work with couples in which one partner has a psychiatric disorder and review
the efficacy of couple-based interventions in the treatment for psychiatric disorders, with a focus on substance-related,
mood, and anxiety disorders.
we first review the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between relationship discord and various types of psychopathology,
We then review findings suggesting that relationship discord is associated with poorer outcome for individual-based treatments
for psychopathology and that, generally, relationship discord does not improve following individual-based treatments for psychopathology.
Finally, we present a model for conceptualizing work with couples in which one partner has a psychiatric disorder and review
the efficacy of couple-based interventions in the treatment for psychiatric disorders, with a focus on substance-related,
mood, and anxiety disorders.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s10567-011-0107-2
- Authors
- Mark A. Whisman, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0345, USA
- Donald H. Baucom, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Journal Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
- Online ISSN 1573-2827
- Print ISSN 1096-4037