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Background:

  • Couples therapy literature often lacks specific guidance for personality-disordered couples.
  • Existing literature frequently focuses on crisis-based situations rather than long-standing relational patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide novice therapists with practical techniques for couples therapy.
  • To address the specific challenges presented by personality-disordered couples.

Main Methods:

  • The article presents practical techniques.
  • Case vignettes are used to model the application of these techniques.

Main Results:

  • The techniques are designed for direct application in couples therapy.
  • The focus is on addressing longstanding patterns of dysfunction in personality-disordered couples.

Conclusions:

  • Therapists can effectively treat personality-disordered couples using targeted techniques.
  • This approach bridges the gap between general family therapy and specialized couples therapy.