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La thérapie de couple axée sur l’émotion (EFT) pour traiter les couples dont la femme a le cancer du sein : une étude exploratoire

Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples with a female partner who suffers from breast cancer: an exploratory study

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Psycho-Oncologie

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Le but de cette étude était d’évaluer si les couples dont la femme a le cancer du sein réagissent à la thérapie de couple axée sur l’émotion (EFT) de la même façon que les couples en bonne santé, c’est-à-dire avec un niveau croissant d’interactions positives ainsi qu’avec un niveau croissant d’experiencing (capacité à prendre conscience de ses émotions et à les verbaliser). Les enregistrements des séances de thérapie de deux couples dont la femme présente un cancer du sein ont été évalués. Les résultats suggèrent que le processus thérapeutique des couples dont la femme a le cancer du sein est semblable à celui des couples en bonne santé. Les implications cliniques des résultats sont discutées.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether couples with female partners who suffer from breast cancer would respond to emotionally focused therapy (EFT) in the same way as couples with healthy partners (i.e. increasing levels of emotional experiencing and affiliative interactions). The therapeutic sessions of two couples, each with a female partner suffering from breast cancer, were evaluated and coded. The results suggest that the therapeutic process experienced by couples with a female partner suffering from breast cancer is similar to that experienced by couples with partners in normal physical health. We discuss the clinical implications of these results.

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  1. Département de psycho-éducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, CP 1250, succursale Hull, Gatineau, Québec, J8X 3X7, Canada

    Marie-Ève Couture-Lalande & Paul S. Greenman

  2. Ottawa Couple & Family Institute, 1869, av. Carling, bureau 201, Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 1E6, Canada

    Paul S. Greenman & Susan M. Johnson

  3. École de psychologie, Université d’Ottawa, CP 450, succursale A, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada

    Sandra Naaman & Susan M. Johnson

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Couture-Lalande, MÈ., Greenman, P.S., Naaman, S. et al. La thérapie de couple axée sur l’émotion (EFT) pour traiter les couples dont la femme a le cancer du sein : une étude exploratoire. Psycho Oncologie 1, 257–264 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11839-007-0048-7

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