Couples experiencing pregnancy and the transition to parenthood face many challenges. One of the most difficult challenges is attempting to remain balanced in their relationship. In order to discover how couples maintain balance, researchers conducted a secondary analysis of qualitative data using a contextual family therapy lens to investigate how couples keep their relationship ledger balanced during pregnancy.

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The number of individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s disease is increasing as the population ages. The majority of individuals experiencing Alzheimer’s disease receive care from a family member, most often a spouse or adult child. Adult child caregivers have unique needs and life situations that put them at increased risk for caregiver burden and burnout. While both individual therapy and family therapy have been used with family caregivers, little scholarship has explored the role of couples therapy in improving caregiver outcomes.

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La justice doit-elle rester cantonnée aux droits ou a-t-elle un espace dans les recherches cliniques et les options thérapeutiques ? Le « siècle du psychisme » s’est focalisé sur l’inconscient et a négligé la dynamique concrète d’un « juste » équilibre du don et du contre-don propre aux échanges familiaux. L’option reste toujours écartée par la psychanalyse familiale et le courant systémique. La première assimile les attaches familiales à des fantasmes de groupe, le second à des interactions gouvernées par les règles et le mythe du système.