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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Process. 2016 Jul 2;55(3):443–459. doi: 10.1111/famp.12231

Table 1.

Major Characteristics of Couple Therapy Studies for Alcohol Use Disorders

Therapy Type Number of Studies Number of Participants Years Conducted Relationship Outcome Evaluated & Improved?
Yes No No Diff.

Non-Behavioral Couple Treatment 12 565 1956 - 1982 4 7 1
Group Treatment for Wives Only 4 159 1958 - 1969 4
Behavioral Couples Therapy 24 1186 1985 - present 15 3 6