CBT for Marriage/relationship problems

A fair amount of work has been done on applying CBT with relationship problems. My recollection (which may be faulty) is that CBT has been found to be reasonably effective for relationship problems but that there hasn't been much research comparing the effectiveness of CBT with alternative approaches.

Here are a number of books and articles that I would recommend (the Epstein & Baucom, 2002 book summarizes the available research in addition to covering clinical practice):

Epstein, N. B. & Baucom, D. H. (2002). Enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy for couples: A contextual approach. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Epstein, N., Schlesinger, S.E. & Dryden, W. (1988). Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Families. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Beck, A. T. (1988). Love Is Never Enough.

Spring, J. A. With Spring, M. (1996). After the Affair . New York: Harper Collins.

Dattilio, & Padesky, C.A. (1990). Cognitive Therapy with Couples. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange.

Chapman, A. L. & Dehle, C. (2002). Bridging Theory and Practice: A Comparative Analysis of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 150-163.

Sayers, S. L., Kohn, C. S., Fresco, D. M., Bellack, A. S. & Sarwer, D. B. (2001). Marital cognitions and depression in the context of marital discord. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25, 713-732.

Holtzworth-Monroe, A., Smutzler, N. & Smart, G. L. (1998). Demand and withdraw communication among couples experiencing husband violence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 731-743.

Those who are interested in an up-to-date overview of current research into cognitive factors in marital violence will want to take a look at the April 2000 edition of Cognitive Therapy and Research . This special issue, edited by Amy Holtzworth-Monroe, includes three articles on cognitive factors in abusive men, two articles on cognitive factors in women who are abused, and one on cognitive factors in their children.

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