Effects of Family and Marital Psychotherapies: A Meta-Analysis

This meta-analysis of 163 randomized trials (including 59 dissertations) examines a number of questions not studied in previous syntheses. These include differences in outcome associated with different theoretical orientations, differences between marital and family therapies versus individual thera...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1993-12, Vol.61 (6), p.992-1002
Main Authors: Shadish, William R, Montgomery, Linda M, Wilson, Paul, Wilson, Mary R, Bright, Ivey, Okwumabua, Theresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Trials as Topic
Comparison
Counseling Effectiveness
Family Counseling
Family psychotherapy. Systemic therapy
Family Therapy
Family Therapy - methods
Human
Marital therapy
Marital Therapy - methods
Marriage Counseling
Medical sciences
Meta Analysis
Outcomes
Outcomes of Treatment
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Psychotherapy
Social research
Systematic review
Treatment Outcome
Treatment Outcomes
Treatments
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Summary:This meta-analysis of 163 randomized trials (including 59 dissertations) examines a number of questions not studied in previous syntheses. These include differences in outcome associated with different theoretical orientations, differences between marital and family therapies versus individual therapies, the clinical significance of therapy outcome, differences between marital versus family therapies in both outcomes problems treated, and the effects of various substantive and methodological moderators of therapy outcome. The review concludes with some observations about the methodological status of this literature.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.61.6.992