1) Emotion focused couple therapy (EFT) in the treatment of (a)Major Depressive Disorder, (b) alcohol dependence in early recovery, and (c) cocaine and methamphetamine dependence in early recovery. 2) Initiate-Avoid Dyadic Communication. We have developed an instrument to assess this pattern (the Initiator Style Questionnaire) and are exploring the role of this pattern in health and illness as well as the part it plays as a mechanism of change in EFT for couples.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples
Couple Therapy in the treatment of Depression
Initiate-Avoid Dyadic Communication
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Denton, W.H., "Relational diagnosis: An essential component of biopsychosocial assessment for DSM-V" American Journal of Psychiatry, 164:1146-1147, 2007
Denton, W.H. & Burleson, B.R., "The Initiator Style Questionnaire: A scale to assess initiator tendency in couples" Personal Relationships, 14:245-268, 2007
Denton, W.H., "Conducting an initial session in emotion focused therapy for couples: Suggestions for beginning EFT therapists" Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 7:113-135, 2008
Denton, W.H., Johnson, S.M., & Burleson, B.R., "Emotion Focused Therapy-Therapist Fidelity Scale (EFT-TFS): Conceptual development and content validity" Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, In Press
Denton, W.H.; Nakonezny, P.A.; Burwell, S.R., "Reliability and Validity of the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF)" Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, In Press
SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
Dessaulles , A., Johnson, S.M., & Denton, W.H., "Emotion focused therapy for couples in the treatment of depression: A pilot study" American Journal of Family Therapy, 31:345-353, 2003
Denton, W.H., Golden, R. N., & Walsh, S.R., "Depression, marital discord, and couple therapy" Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 16:29-34, 2003
Denton, W.H., Burleson, B.R., Hobbs, B.V., Von Stein, M., & Rodriguez, C.P., "Cardiovascular reactivity and initiate/avoid patterns of marital communication: A test of Gottman’s psychophysiologic model of marital interaction" Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 24:401-421, 2001
Denton, W.H., Burleson, B.R., Clark, T.E., Rodriguez, C.P., & Hobbs, B.V., "A randomized trial of emotion focused therapy for couples in a training clinic" Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 26:65-78, 2000
Burleson, B.R., & Denton, W.H., "The relationship between communication skill and marital satisfaction: Some moderating effects" Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59:884-902, 1997
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