MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY RELATED JOURNALS

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      This is a partial listing of marriage related journals. Journals vary in scientific quality, focus on marriage/family, and readability. The rating system is fairly gross, but it will help guide you in your quest for sources for your papers.

Please let us know of other journals you found useful and worthwhile.

Ratings:

1 = Excellent selections for this subject matter
2 = Good; may not contain many marital/family articles
3 = Overall, not a quality journal, but may be useful
4 = Among the weaker journals; don't rely heavily on these

1    American Journal of Family Therapy
2    Annual Review of Psychology (see marriage articles in 1991, 1998, 1999 volumes)
2    Behavioral Assessment
2    Behavioral Science Research
1    Behavior Therapy
2    Clinical Psychology Review
3    Family Coordinator
2    Family Process,
1   The Journal of Family Psychology
3   Family Relations,
2   Journal of Abnormal Psychology
1   Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
1   Journal of Family Violence
2   Journal of Interpersonal Violence
1   Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
3   Journal of Marriage and Family Counseling
1   Journal of Marriage and the Family
2   Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
3   Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
2   Journal of Studies on Alcohol
2   Psychological Bulletin
2   Violence and Victims,
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A sampling of some standard useful (but specialized) books:
 
Beach, S. R. H., et al. (1990). Depression in marriage. New York: Guilford Press

Filsinger, E. E. (Ed.). (1983). A source book of marriage and family assessment. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Fincham, F.D., & Bradbury T. N. (Eds.) (1990). The psychology of marriage: basic issues and applications.  New York: Guilford.

Goldenberg, I., & Goldenberg, H. (1991). Family therapy: an over view. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Gurman, A. S., & Kniskern, D. P. (Eds). (1991). Handbook of family therapy. Vol. 2. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Jacobson, N. S., & Gurman, A. S. (Eds.), (1995) Clinical handbook of couple therapy. New York: Guilford Press.

Halford, W. K., & Markman, H. J. (Eds.) (1997). Clinical handbook of marriage and couples intervention.  Wiley: England.

Van Hasselt, V. B., et al. (1988). Handbook of family violence. New York: Plenum Press.

Van Hasselt, V. B., & Hersen, M. (1996). Source book of psychological treatment manuals for adult disorders.   New York: Plenum. (Chpt. 13: Weiss & Halford. Managing Marital Therapy)

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