Journal article
Emotionally Focused Therapy as Treatment for Couples With Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Relationship Distress
Journal of couple & relationship therapy, Vol.12(1), pp.22-37
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1080/15332691.2013.749763
Abstract
Research has demonstrated a link between romantic relationship distress and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); however, few have explored treating GAD with couple therapy. People with GAD often report insecure attachment and constantly search for safety. Emotionally focused therapy for couples (EFT), with its roots in attachment theory, may be an effective way to treat couples with relationship distress and where one partner has GAD. Overviews of GAD and EFT are provided, and then a case example is given demonstrating how the stages and steps of EFT can be adapted to alleviate the anxiety, constant worry, and relationship distress often associated with GAD.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Emotionally Focused Therapy as Treatment for Couples With Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Relationship Distress
- Creators
- Jacob B. Priest - Florida State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of couple & relationship therapy, Vol.12(1), pp.22-37
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/15332691.2013.749763
- ISSN
- 1533-2691
- eISSN
- 1533-2683
- Number of pages
- 16
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; University College Courses; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984281756002771
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