Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy With Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Pilot Study |
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| Authors: | Simona Ghedin Alberto Semi Luca Caldironi Cristina Marogna Francesco Piccione |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (IRCCS) San Camillo, Venice, Italy;2. Psychoanalytic Society Italian, Venice, Italy;3. Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy;4. IRCCS San Camillo, Venice, Italy |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis research wants to verify the effectiveness of couple's treatment, when a neurodegenerative disease affects one of the two partners. The disease affects not only the ailing individual, but also the dynamics within the couple. Fourteen patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases participated in an emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) with their spouses. We collected a measure of the quality of life (SF-36) and relationship satisfaction (DAS) at the beginning and at the end of the treatment for both partners. The results show an improvement in quality of life and couple contentment, underlining the usefulness of such a psychotherapeutic intervention on the couple. |
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