Treating Relationship Distress and Psychopathology in Couples

Donald H. Baucom is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the developers of cognitive-behavioural couple therapy and its application to treating relationship distress and psychological and medical concerns in one partner. He is an active researcher, clinician, teacher, trainer, and supervisor in the area of couple functioning.

While staying close to research findings that inform treatment, Treating Relationship Distress and Psychopathology in Couples: A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach provides a text for clinicians at all levels of training and experience in working with couples.

Part I: An Introduction and Overview of Cognitive-Behavioural Couple Therapy 01. Introduction 02. A Cognitive-Behavioural Model for Understanding Relationship Functioning and Individual Well-Being 03. Conducting Cognitive-Behavioural Couple Therapy Part II: Working with the "Fundamentals" of CBCT¿Behaviours, Cognitions, and Emotions 04. Behavioural Factors and Communication 05. Cognitive Factors 06. Emotional Factors Part III: The Contextual Framework of CBCT: Attending to the Individual, Couple, and Environment 07. The Individual 08. The Couple 09. The Environment Part IV: Addressing Psychopathology in a Relationship Context 10. Treating Psychopathology with Couple-Based Interventions 11. Depression in Couples 12. Anxiety, OCD, and PTSD in Couples 13. Other Disorders in Couples Part V: Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning to Address Relationship Distress and Psychopathology¿Pulling it all Together 14. Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning 15. Concluding Comments