Abstract
While initial treatment recommendations for depression in the context of relationship problems have been outlined, attention
typically has been focused on females experiencing depression. Less is known about the assessment and treatment of men with
depression and relationship distress. This article presents the current literature on depression and relationship problems,
including what is currently known about the occurrence, expression, assessment, and treatment of depression in men. Theoretical
and empirically based assessment and treatment recommendations are then provided for Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with
depressed men in distressed relationships.
typically has been focused on females experiencing depression. Less is known about the assessment and treatment of men with
depression and relationship distress. This article presents the current literature on depression and relationship problems,
including what is currently known about the occurrence, expression, assessment, and treatment of depression in men. Theoretical
and empirically based assessment and treatment recommendations are then provided for Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with
depressed men in distressed relationships.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-15
- DOI 10.1007/s10591-012-9176-8
- Authors
- Andrea K. Wittenborn, Department of Human Development, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech, 7054 Haycock Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043, USA
- Bonnie Culpepper, Department of Human Development, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech, 7054 Haycock Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043, USA
- Ting Liu, Department of Psychology, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA
- Journal Contemporary Family Therapy
- Online ISSN 1573-3335
- Print ISSN 0892-2764