TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy With Neurodegenerative Diseases
T2 - A Pilot Study
AU - Ghedin, Simona
AU - Semi, Alberto
AU - Caccamo, Floriana
AU - Caldironi, Luca
AU - Marogna, Cristina
AU - Piccione, Francesco
AU - Stabile, Maria Rosaria
AU - Lorio, Rita
AU - Vidotto, Giulio
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This research wants to verify the effectiveness of couple's treatment, when a neurodegenerative disease affects one of the two partners. The disease affects not only the ailing individual, but also the dynamics within the couple. Fourteen patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases participated in an emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) with their spouses. We collected a measure of the quality of life (SF-36) and relationship satisfaction (DAS) at the beginning and at the end of the treatment for both partners. The results show an improvement in quality of life and couple contentment, underlining the usefulness of such a psychotherapeutic intervention on the couple.
AB - This research wants to verify the effectiveness of couple's treatment, when a neurodegenerative disease affects one of the two partners. The disease affects not only the ailing individual, but also the dynamics within the couple. Fourteen patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases participated in an emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) with their spouses. We collected a measure of the quality of life (SF-36) and relationship satisfaction (DAS) at the beginning and at the end of the treatment for both partners. The results show an improvement in quality of life and couple contentment, underlining the usefulness of such a psychotherapeutic intervention on the couple.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2016.1223562
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2016.1223562
M3 - Article
VL - 45
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - The American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - The American Journal of Family Therapy
SN - 0192-6187
IS - 1
ER -