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This study examines how Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) impacts marital intimacy and functioning among couples dealing with addiction.

Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy in enhancing marital intimacy and marital functioning among Iranian couples affected by addiction

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This study examines how Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) impacts marital intimacy and functioning among couples dealing with addiction.
Quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design with a control group.
Twenty couples from counseling clinics in Tehran, with purposive convenience sampling, randomly assigned to EFCT or control group.
Data collected using Marital Intimacy Scale and Dyadic Adjustment Scale before and after eight 90-minute EFCT sessions.
EFCT significantly increased marital intimacy compared to the control group (p<0.05).
Marital functioning improved in the EFCT group compared to controls (p<0.05).
Findings support integrating EFCT into addiction treatment and family counseling services.

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Quasi-experimental trial demonstrates improved marital intimacy and functioning in couples affected by addiction, suggesting therapy's value.

ShoaaKazemi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Quasi-experimental trial demonstrates improved marital intimacy and functioning in couples affected by addiction, suggesting therapy's value.