Couple and family therapists perceptions of womens depression and preferred treatment modalities: A cross-national exploration

Jaramillo-Sierra, Ana. L, Piercy, Fred, Chen, Ruoxi, Chang, Wei-ning, Palit, Manjushree, Karimi, Hassan, Martosudarmo, Catherine and Antonio, Angelito (2015) Couple and family therapists perceptions of womens depression and preferred treatment modalities: A cross-national exploration. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 26 (3). pp. 226-242. ISSN 08975353

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Abstract

The present exploratory study is an initial effort to understand marriage and family therapists perceptions regarding womens depression and preferred treatments in the United States and six other countries-China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, and the Philippines. With this aim, an online survey was completed by 87 U.S. therapists and 79 non-U.S. therapists. We analyzed the data through multiple t-tests for independent samples. Statistical comparisons of the responses indicated (a) U.S. therapists perceived it was more acceptable for women to talk about feeling depressed than non-U.S. therapists, (b) non-U.S. therapists perceived it was more frequent for women to present with somatic symptoms when depressed than U.S. therapists, (c) non-U.S. therapists reported using individual treatment for womens depression more frequently than U.S. therapists, (d) U.S. therapists reported using couple or family therapy to treat womens depression more frequently than non-U.S. therapists, and (e) U.S. therapists perceived husbands and male partners were open to participate in womens therapy for depression more frequently than non-U.S. therapists. We discuss the clinical and research implications of our findings.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Couple and family therapy | Cross-national perspectives | Women's depression
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Psychology > Clinical Psychology
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences
Depositing User: Mr Sombir Dahiya
Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2022 11:36
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2022 04:16
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/08975353.2015.1067534
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/1097

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