Abstract

LINS, Mara  and  FALCKE, Denise. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy: reliable clinical change analysis. Rev. bras.ter. cogn. [online]. 2024, vol.20, e20240470.  Epub Dec 06, 2024. ISSN 1808-5687.  https://doi.org/10.5935/1808-5687.20240470.

The evaluation of the effectiveness of couple psychotherapeutic processes is still scarce in the scientific literature. This study aimed to evaluate three couples who performed the Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy for a period of one and a half years, with regard to marital satisfaction, interaction pattern, frequency and acceptance of positive and negative behaviors, comparing preand post-intervention data, as well as evaluating the therapists adherence to the proposed model. The data were collected by instruments characteristic of this therapeutic approach. Statistical analysis by the JT method revealed reliable clinical change in two cases, one with significant improvement and one with significant worsening. The third case did not present statistically a reliable clinical change in the preand post-test comparison. Similarities and differences in the three cases are discussed, to identify possible mediating mechanisms and moderators of these results.

Keywords : Marriage; Psychotherapy; Couples Therapy; IBCT..

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