Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy in Decreasing Marital Conflict in Women

Mobassem, Solmaz; Delavar, Ali; Karami, Abolfazl; Sana&#039;i, Baqer; Shafi&#039;abadi, Abdollah

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ . PhD Student, Allameh Tabataba'i University; e-mail: smobasem@yahoo.com

² . Professor, Allameh Tabataba'i University

³ Professor, Allameh Tabataba'i University

⁴ Professor, Tarbiat Mo'allem University

Abstract

The presence of one of the couple (wife) in therapy with intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy approach can improve the marital relationship. The purpose of present study is to determine the effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy in decreasing the marital conflict in women. The study was administered with a quasi-experimental design and case study in the centers of psychology and counseling in Tehran. Five women who had marital conflict and were appropriate for short-term dynamic psychotherapy were sampled purposefully. They participated individually in 12–15 therapeutic sessions with Davanloo’s Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. Marital conflict questionnaire was completed by participants in two stages, before and one week after intervention. The data were analyzed by dependent t-test. The results showed that the marital conflict of women of case study (n=5) was less than that before the intervention. Intervention treatments, based on the intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, can be useful for decreasing marital conflict in women.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy in Decreasing Marital Conflict in Women

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Volume 3, Issue 9
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy in Decreasing Marital Conflict in Women

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Volume 3, Issue 9December 2013Pages 81-102

Volume 3, Issue 9
December 2013
Pages 81-102