Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

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Couple and family therapy for substance use disorders: Evidence‐based update 2010–2019	35
Helping couples achieve relationship success: A decade of progress in couple relationship education research and practice, 2010–2019	30
Couple teletherapy in the era of COVID‐19: Experiences and recommendations	25
Moral distress of medical family therapists and their physician colleagues during the transition to COVID‐19	23
A review of the research during 2010–2019 on evidence‐based treatments for couple relationship distress	22
Videoconferencing psychotherapy for couples and families: A systematic review	19
“It’s splendid once you grow into it:” Client experiences of relational teletherapy in the era of COVID‐19	19
Attachment‐based family therapy in the age of telehealth and COVID‐19	18
Adult ADHD and romantic relationships: What we know and what we can do to help	17
Toward proficiency in telebehavioral health: applying interprofessional competencies in couple and family therapy	17
Relational teletherapy experiences of couple and family therapy trainees: “Reading the room,” exhaustion, and the comforts of home	16
Introduction to the special issue on the efficacy and effectiveness of couple and family interventions: Evidence base update 2010–2019	14
Satisfaction or connectivity?: Implications from the strong relationality model of flourishing couple relationships	14
Family based treatment of anxiety disorders: A review of the literature (2010–2019)	14
Family‐of‐origin rejection on suicidal ideation among a sexual minority sample	13
The transition to teletherapy in marriage and family therapy training settings during COVID‐19: What do the data tell us?	12
Conceptual framework for telehealth strategies to increase family involvement in treatment and recovery for youth opioid use disorder	12
Deconstructing cissexism: The journey of becoming an affirmative family therapist for transgender and nonbinary clients	12
Online relationship education programs improve individual and relationship functioning: A meta‐analytic review	12
The sexual wholeness model: An initial evaluation with two samples	12
Review of family‐based treatments from 2010 to 2019 for suicidal ideation and behavior	12
Reducing mental health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse populations: A review of couple and family intervention research methods (2010–2019)	12
The effects of gender identity change efforts on Black, Latinx, and White transgender and gender nonbinary adults: Implications for ethical clinical practice	11
Using systemic interventions to reduce intimate partner violence or child maltreatment: A systematic review of publications between 2010 and 2019	11
Family‐based treatments for disruptive behavior problems in children and adolescents: An updated review of rigorous studies (2014–April 2020)	11

“The troublesome other and I”: Parallel stories of separated parents in prolonged conflicts	11
Competency‐based training in the supervision of relational telemental supervision	10
Individual mental health and couple functioning following couple relationship education participation: Exploring prospective cross‐lagged influences among changes	10
Treated together–changed together: The application of dyadic analyses to understand the reciprocal nature of alliances and couple satisfaction over time	10
Systemic teletherapists' meaningful experiences during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic	10
Way of being and the therapeutic pyramid: Expanding the application of a common factors meta‐model	10
Therapeutic alliance as a predictor of behavioral outcomes in a relationally focused, family‐centered telehealth intervention	10
Trauma, social media, and #WhyIDidntReport: An analysis of twitter posts about reluctance to report sexual assault	9
The role of relationship dissatisfaction in the dyadic associations between attachment insecurity and intimate partner violence among couples seeking therapy	9
Couple and family interventions for high mortality health conditions: A strategic review (2010–2019)	9
The politics of vulnerable masculinity in couple therapy	9
Systemic interventions for traumatic event exposure: A 2010–2019 decade review	8
Family‐based treatments for attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A review of family functioning outcomes in randomized controlled trials from 2010 to 2019	8
Past is present: Pathways between childhood sexual abuse and relationship satisfaction	8
Couple and family interventions for depressive and bipolar disorders: Evidence base update (2010–2019)	8
A call to action: Online learning and distance education in the training of couple and family therapists	8
Satisfying and stable couple relationships: Attachment similarity across partners can partially buffer the negative effects of attachment insecurity	8
Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on emotional regulation and loneliness of divorced women in Iran	7
Equine‐assisted psychotherapy with traumatized couples—Improvement of relationship quality and psychological symptoms	7
Acceptability of an online relational intimacy and sexual enhancement (iRISE) intervention after breast cancer	7
A latent profile analysis of romantic attachment anxiety and avoidance	6
“We’re just two people in a relationship”: A qualitative exploration of emotional bond and fairness experiences between transgender women and their cisgender partners	6
Interfamily Therapy, a multifamily therapy model settled in infant‐juvenile mental health services of Havana (Cuba): A qualitative study from participants’ perspectives	6
“We're in this together”: Attachment insecurities, dyadic coping strategies, and relationship satisfaction in couples involved in medically assisted reproduction	6
Evidence base review of couple‐ and family‐based psychosocial interventions to promote infant and early childhood mental health, 2010–2019	5
Randomized controlled trial of the Marriage Checkup: Stress outcomes	5
Psychotherapeutic processes associated with couple therapy discontinuance: An observational analysis using the rapid marital interaction coding system	5
A culturally adapted parenting intervention for the Chilean context: Qualitative indicators of participant satisfaction and contextual and cultural relevance	5
Changes in couple, parenting, and individual functioning following Family Expectations program participation	5
The effectiveness of structural family therapy in repairing behavioral problems and improving family functioning in single‐parent families in Iran	5
Practicing Emotionally Focused Therapy online: Calling all relationships	5
Examining quality time as a mediator of dyadic change in a randomized controlled trial of relationship education for low‐income couples	4
Authority in therapeutic interaction: A conversation analytic study	4
Somatic experience of emotion in emotionally focused couple therapy: Experienced trainer therapists' views and experiences	4
The Couple Relationship Scale: A brief measure to facilitate routine outcome monitoring in couple therapy	4
Addressing intergenerational trauma in Black families: Trauma‐informed socioculturally attuned family therapy	4
Trajectories of incarcerated coparenting: Examining differences across race and ethnicity	4
Therapy outcomes for neurodiverse couples: Exploring a solution‐focused approach	4
Family Empowerment (FAME): A feasibility trial of preventive multifamily groups for asylum seeker families in the Netherlands	4
Understanding the emotional landscape in the withdrawer re‐engagement and blamer softening EFCT change events	4
The value of using emotions in solution focused brief therapy	4
Experiential family therapy interventions delivered via telemental health: A qualitative implementation study	4
A primer on sleep for MFTs: Implications and practical considerations	4
Romantic relationship experiences and emotion regulation strategies of regular mindfulness meditation practitioners: A qualitative study	4
Affair recovery: Exploring similarities and differences of injured and involved partners	4
Expanding our international reach: Trends in the development of systemic family therapy training and implementation in Africa	3
Relationship dynamics associated with emotional IPV perpetration and victimization: A meta‐analysis	3
“Is it us or is it me?”: Family experiences of connectedness following a reflecting team intervention	3
Discerning Motivational Interviewing through a spiritual lens—discovering a Christian MI archetype and native MI language	3
Dyadic effects of interpersonal perception on the quality of couple relationships: Idealization and accuracy matter	3

Attachment insecurities and under‐commitment in distressed couples: The role of positive and negative partner behaviors	3
Apart, but still together: Separated parents living in limbo during COVID‐19	3
Couples relationship standards and satisfaction in Pakistani couples	3
Family relationships and the interpersonal theory of suicide in a clinically suicidal sample of adolescents	3
The influence of relationship pattern labeling on intimacy, acceptance, and relationship satisfaction	3
Clients’ perceptions of marriage and family therapists’ way‐of‐being: a phenomenological analysis	3
“What Next?”: Toward telebehavioral health sustainability in couple and family therapy	3
Integrative couple treatment for pathological gamblers with an emphasis on forgiveness processes: A case study with three couples	3
A randomized controlled trial of a 5‐year marriage checkup booster session for a subsample of responder couples	3
The impact of a parent‐based prevention intervention on Mexican‐descent youths' perceptions of harm associated with drug use: Differential intervention effects for male and female youths	3
Understanding barriers to couples therapy	3
What are they doing? A national survey of help‐seeking and relationship‐repair behavior of individuals who are thinking about divorce	3
Impact of repeating somatic cues on the depth of experiencing for withdrawers and pursuers in emotionally focused couple therapy	2
Validation of the intersession alliance measure: Individual, couple, and family versions	2
The development of a reliable change index and cutoff score for the SCORE‐15	2
An attachment perspective on couple interaction: Helping couples signal needs clearly and respond appropriately	2
Training therapists in emotionally focused therapy: A longitudinal and cross‐sectional analysis	2
Introduction to the special section—Bigger isn't always better: The benefits of small‐sample research designs	2
Sexual Health and Integrative Pleasure (SHIP) Model: Using a clinical case example to guide assessment and treatment	2
A pilot study of a family systems oriented telemental health model in rural Brazil	2
A framework for incorporating physical activity in treatment: Competencies, guidelines, and implications for family therapists	2
The Loss in Connection with Catastrophes (LICCS) Scale: Understanding couple outcomes	2
“Every time the phone rings, my heart stops”: Mothers’ emotional responses to having a young adult child with a substance use disorder	2
Accepting influence in military couples: Implications for couples’ communication and family satisfaction	2
Therapist effects on dropout in couple therapy	2
Infidelity treatment from an integrative behavioral couple therapy perspective: Explanatory model and intervention strategies	2
Emotion‐focused skills training for parents with anxious children. A pilot study	2
Examining intervention hours attended for couples randomly assigned to receive relationship education	2
Brief emotion‐focused family therapy: A 12‐month follow‐up study	2
Answering the ethical call of the other: A test of the Strong Relationality Model of Relationship Flourishing	2
How long do people wait before seeking couples therapy? A research note	2
Recruiting and training multilingual family therapists: A content analysis of COAMFTE‐accredited marriage and family therapy program websites	1
Maternal engagement, relational closeness, and adolescent internalizing symptoms: The association of engaged mothering with adolescent depression and anxiety	1
Black therapists' experiences with their Black clients: A systematic review	1
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Dyadic parent–adolescent relationship quality as pathways from maternal childhood abuse to adolescent psychopathology	1
A test of the dyadic associations between ineffective arguing, emotional distress, and violence perpetration and victimization among couples seeking therapy	1
Improvements in depressive symptoms following a brief relationship intervention	1
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Science catching up: Experiential family therapy and neuroscience	1
Parents' reflective functioning and their agreement on treatment goals in attachment‐based family therapy for sexual and gender minority young adults and their nonaccepting parents	1
Relational sanctification, communal coping, and depression among African American couples	1
“I'm fighting with BPD instead of my partner”: A dyadic interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experience of couples navigating borderline personality disorder	1
Engagement and response to a psychoeducation program for family members of inpatients undergoing treatment for substance use disorder	1
Justifying by degrees: A grounded theory of men's decision‐making process in infidelity	1
“Extremely toxic and evil” reflections on gender identity change efforts by Christian religious leaders: Implications for therapy with transgender and nonbinary clients	1
“How did you stay together so long?” Relationship longevity, a cross‐generational qualitative study	1
Processes and outcomes of an emotion‐focused family therapy two‐chair intervention for transforming problematic parenting patterns	1
Effects of adding video feedback to emotionally focused therapy supervision: A concurrent multiple‐baseline across subjects design	1
African American marital confiding relationships: A national survey and a test of an educational intervention	1
Which therapist perceptions best predict client outcomes? A naturalistic examination	1
Engaging in coparenting changes in couple therapy: Two contrasting cases	1
Understanding African American help‐seeking for romantic relationships: Advocacy, barriers, and considerations	1
The future of divorce support: Is “digital” enough in presence of conflict?	1
Left behind parents: A qualitative study on the experience of parental abduction of a child in Portugal	1
“No, It's You:” Dyadic perceived need for change predicts relationship education outcomes	1
Introduction to the special issue on telehealth	1
Couple therapy with parents: Results from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial testing the Integrative Brief Systemic Intervention (IBSI)	1
What MFTs should know about nutrition, psychosocial health, and collaborative care with nutrition professionals	1
The relationship between therapist interventions and couples' emotional injury resolution in emotion focused couples therapy	1
Burnout in MFT trainees: Impact of demands and resources	1
Multifamily therapy in the community mental health network: A pragmatic randomized and controlled study	1
The impact of discernment counseling on individuals who decide to divorce: experiences of post‐divorce communication and coparenting	1
The association between caregiver psychiatric distress and perceived barriers to behavioral health treatment participation for youth in the juvenile legal system	1
A case study of virtually delivered emotion‐focused family therapy	0
JMFT Annual Report 2020	0
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State of research in MFT: Thoughts from the Editor's Chair	0
JacobB. Priest. (2021). The Science of Family Systems TheoryNew York: Routledge, 190 pp., $48.95	0
Ingredients of successful therapeutic relationships with foster youth according to key stakeholders in child welfare: A grounded theory analysis	0
Is the association of sexual quality with relationship satisfaction really stronger when the sexual relationship is functioning poorly?	0
Coparenting change after couple therapy using self‐reports and observational data	0
Construction and validation of Rejection Sensitive Expectation, Perception, and Reaction Questionnaire—Partner (RSEPR‐P)	0
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Dulberger, D., & Omer, H. (2021). Non‐emerging adulthood: Helping parents of adult children with entrenched dependence. New York: Cambridge University Press, 150 pp., $29.99	0
“You helped me out of that darkness” Children as dialogical partners in the collaborative post‐family therapy research interview	0
Multigenerational transmission of differentiation of self – Toward a more in‐depth understanding of Bowen's theory concept	0
El Ser del Terapeuta: A narrative examination into family‐of‐origin influence on the professional self of students in family therapy training in Colombia	0
Kauppi, M. (2021). Polyamory: A clinical toolkit for therapists (and their clients). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN: 978‐1538129890	0
Strengthening couple relationships through a digital connection	0

“It's an ongoing discussion about desire”: Adults' strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies in romantic relationships	0
The importance of highlighting culturally relevant factors in the DEEP analysis when using IBCT with African American couples	0
Examining engagement in a self‐in‐relationship observation exercise by couples coping with breast cancer: A qualitative analysis of text‐based feedback	0
Exploring the effectiveness of emotionally focused therapy for depressive symptoms and relationship distress among couples in Taiwan: A single‐arm pragmatic trial	0
NicholsMargaret (2021). The modern clinician's guide to working with LGBTQ+ clients: The inclusive therapist. New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 352, $44.95.	0
The scale of myths of romantic love: Evidence of validity and reliability of a brief scale in Peru	0
Canfield, B. (Ed.). (2020). Intercultural perspectives on family counseling. Routledge, 229 pp. $49.95	0
Heart and mind of hypnotherapy: Inviting connection, inventing changeFlemons, D. (2022). W.W. Norton. ISBN‐10:039371439X, 266 pp., $35.	0
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Perceptions of the effect of parental deportation on adult intimate relationships	0
An examination of gender difference in advancement and salary for Marriage and Family Therapy faculty members working in public universities	0
Words matter: The role of family weight talk in anxiety and depression	0
Flourishing Love: A secular guide to lasting intimate relationships By Gnaulati, Enrico, Biecester; United Kingdom: Karnac Books. 2024. pp. 225. $19.95. ISBN: 13: 978‐1‐80013‐208‐5	0
“Each person's experience, each person's needs”: How therapists open space for multiple perspectives during reflecting team family therapy supervision	0
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Assessments for multi‐heritage couple therapy: A review of existing tools	0
Hearing the voices of Black Africans: Essential components for culturally relevant marriage enrichment programs in South Africa	0
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LebowJ. L. (2019). Treating the difficult divorce: A practical guide for psychotherapists. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 325 pp., $59.99	0
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Emotional worlds colliding: A qualitative exploration of the emotional experiences of transgender and cisgender women in romantic relationships during transition	0
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Affection preference, enactment, and relationship satisfaction: A dyadic analysis of love languages	0
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Integration of teaming therapy and mixed‐reality simulation as remote learning modality for couple and family therapy graduate training programs	0
Applying the Rupture Resolution Rating System to emotion‐focused couple therapy	0
Validation of a new assessment of hostile attribution bias in romantic relationships: The Hostile Attributions in Romantic Relationships Test	0
Schmidt H. A. E., & Sibley D. S. (2019). Contextual Therapy for Family Health: Clinical Applications. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 198 pp. $42.95	0
Therapists' confidence in their theory of change and outcomes	0
Is it really that important to you? How the topics of conflict and emotional reactions to conflicts explain the associations between attachment insecurities and relationship satisfaction	0
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Psychopharmacology attitudes, beliefs, and practices among systemic family therapists and supervisors	0
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Doherty, W. J. (2022). The ethical lives of clients: Transcending self‐interest in psychotherapy. American Psychological Association, 163 pp., $39.99	0
Thematic analysis of therapists' experiences integrating EMDR and EFT in couple therapy: Theoretical and clinical complementarity, and benefits to client couples	0
Divided we fall: Constructive dialoguing about our political differences within family therapy training	0
Reunification, reconsidered: Presenting an integrative, single‐therapist framework for resolving parent–child contact problems	0
Relationship mindfulness, negative relationship quality, and physical health	0
Relationship satisfaction in Black heterosexual couples: The role of self‐compassion and openness	0
Barker, M. J. & Iantaffi, A. (2019). Life isn’t binary: On being both, beyond, and in‐between. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 237 pp., $19.95	0
Cornwell, C., & Woods, S. (Eds.). (2019). Case studies in couple and family therapy: Through the lens of early career professionals. New York, NY: Routledge. 139 pp., $39.95	0
How does my partner see me? Metaperceptions of personality and couple satisfaction	0
Handbook of Bowen family systems theory and research methods: A systems model for family research. Keller, M. N., & Noone, R. J. (Eds.) (2020). Routledge. 468 pp., $95.96 (paperback)	0
Predicting change in relationship distress and depressive symptoms among couples in Taiwan: The role of attachment, emotional expressivity, and gender roles in Emotionally Focused Therapy	0
Attachment as an intermediary variable between childhood maltreatment and perceived partner responsiveness in adolescents and young adults	0
Perceived overlap and therapy outcomes among couple clients	0
Black and Latiné parents' perspectives on supporting their children's emotional and physical health	0
Hendrix, H., & LaKelly Hunt, H. (2021). Doing imago relationship therapy in the space‐between. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 488 pp., $47.50	0
The Couples' Closeness–Distance Scale– Observation through joint‐drawing: A pilot dyadic validation study	0
Development and psychometric properties of the Couple Interaction Pattern Scale	0
The systemic‐family‐individual approach: The heritage and continuation of Mara Selvini Palazzoli's work in integrative psychotherapy	0
Racial trauma: Clinical strategies and techniques for healing invisible wounds By Kenneth V.Hardy, New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2023. pp. 480. $36.99. ISBN: 978-1-324-03043-0	0
A comparison of classroom‐based and online multicultural training course within a marriage and family therapy training program	0
A new way to measure partner burden in depression: Construction, validation, and sensitivity to change of the partner burden in depression questionnaire	0
“Bringing and Removing Self from the Table”: Therapists’ use and management of eating disorder lived experience in the treatment of clients with eating disorders	0
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Effectiveness of a marital relationship skills training intervention on marital adjustment among individuals in Hosanna Town, Southwest Ethiopia: A randomized‐controlled trial	0
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Married women's response to spousal pornography use: A grounded theory	0
Gender, attachment, and demand/withdraw patterns in the context of moderate couple conflict in cisgender, heterosexual relationships	0
Problem resolution scale: A single‐item instrument for easily assessing clinical improvement	0
What to expect physiologically when you're expecting couples in therapy: A Changing Hearts and Minds in relationshiPS (CHAMPS) descriptive study	0
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Emotionally focused therapists' experiences serving interabled couples in couple therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	0
Dyadic process and dynamics of caregiving and receiving in suicide recovery among Filipino college‐aged students and their families	0
WilloughbyB.J. (2020). The Millennial marriage. New York, NY: Routledge, 230 pp., $23.96.	0
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Deliberate practice in systemic family therapy, ByAdrian J.Blow,Ryan B.Seedall,Debra L.Miller,Tony Rousmaniere, Alexandre Vaz: American Psychological Association.2023. $39.99 (paperback).	0
The trajectory of anxiety in therapy: The role of ACEs	0
The effectiveness of the in‐person and online Gottman Seven Principles Couple Enhancement Program: A propensity score matching design	0
JMFT annual report 2022	0
Integrative couple therapy in action: A practical guide for handling common relationship problems and crises By Arthur C.Nielsen, New York, NY: Routledge. 2022. pp. 284. $42.95	0
The interplay of negative urgency and cognitive reappraisal in couples' communication conflict	0
Correction to “Relationship mindfulness, negative relationship quality, and physical health”	0
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Performance‐based family therapy: A therapist's guide to measurable change.Fishman, H. C. (2022). New York, NY: Routledge, 256 pp., $39.95.	0
Assessing family relations in borderline personality disorder: A relational approach	0
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Testing the predictions of Chapman's five love languages theory: Does speaking a partner's primary love language predict relationship quality?	0
Wampler, K.S. & McWey, L.M. (2020). The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents (Vol. 2). John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey.	0
Resilient relationships: Techniques for surviving hyper‐individualism, social isolation, and a mental health crisis By C.Heim, C.Heim, New York, London: Routledge. 2023. 280 pages. US$42.95 (paperback	0
It got me thinking: The impact of participating in a divorce decision‐making interview	0
Developmental couple therapy for complex trauma: Results of an implementation pilot study	0
Fostering connection: A dyadic analysis of the relationships between mattering, attachment, and mental health	0
FinneranM.A. (2021). Surviving domestic abuse: Formal and informal supports and services. Routledge, 132 pp, $49.95	0
Emotionally focused therapy with African American couples: Love heals,Paul T.Guillory,New York; London:Routledge.2021. US$42.95 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐0‐367‐37573‐7	0
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Systematic review and data synthesis on the treatment of sexual violence victimization by an intimate partner	0
Sanctioned licensing board violations for marriage and family therapists spanning a 10‐year period	0
Gambescia, N., Weeks, G. R., & Hertlein, K. M. (2020). A clinician's guide to systemic sex therapy. 3rd Edition. Routledge. ISBN: 978‐0367228064	0