THIRD WAVE OF CBT IN COUPLE
THERAPY AN OVERVIEW
Kateřina Bartošová, Veronika Dacerová, Sandra Gembčíková
Goals
To map current knowledge in the field
of third wave of cognitive behavioral
psychotherapy(CBT) in conjunction
with couple therapy.
Methods
A literature review
Search criteria:
1.	Articals were available at EBSCO or
SCOPUS database at the time of the
research (18.2. 2018)
2.	Articals were focused on third wave
of CBT in couples therapy
3.	Articals were focused on treating
couples (both partners were included
in the therapy)
4.	Study has been published between
1998 and 2018
5.	Study was published in English or
Czech
Sample
29 studies that were selected
based on systematic selection using
Boolean operators and keywords in
the EBSCO and Scopus databases in
the period 1 998-2018.
Mostvalidstudieshavebeenidentified
within the approach of Integrative
Behavioral Couple Therapy. These
studies described the mechanism
of change and the fundamental
influence of this intervention on
marital satisfaction, stability in
relationship and communication.
Although the number of selected
studiesconcerningIBCTisthehighest
by far, it needs to be mentioned that
most of them (n = 13) come from the
sameresearchstudy(andsample).At
other approaches of the third wave of
cognitive behavioral psychotherapy,
only 0-3 valid articles were found.
For more information
contact Veronika Decerová
at 397745@mail.muni.cz
Discussion
10 March 2019
Scientific Programme
Dear Kateřina,
Dr. Kateřina Bartošová
Masaryk university, Faculty of Education, Department of
psychology, CZ
katt.bartosova@gmail.com
Dr. Kateřina Bartošová
Masaryk university, Faculty of Education, Department of psychology, CZ
katt.bartosova@gmail.com
Results
Therapy approach
Type of study
Case
studies
Clinical
trials
Long -
Term
interven-
tion
results
Comparison
between
therapeu-
tical
approaches
Acceptance Commitment
Therapy
2 1 2 0
Dialectical Behavior Therapy 2 1 1 0
Functional Analytic
Psychotherapy
1 0 0 0
Cognitive Behavioral
Analysis System
Psychotherapy
0 0 0 0
Metacognitive Therapy 0 0 0 0
Mindfulness Based
Cognitive Therapy
0 1 1 0
Mindfulness Based
Stress Reduction
0 2 1 0
Integrative Behavioral
Couple Therapy
3 16 9 16
Total 8 21 14 16