Published: November 22, 2009
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rom April, couples’ counselling programmes will be launched across England in an extension of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme of “talking therapies”, which has targets to tackle “sick-note Britain”.
Troubled relationships are thought to be among the key factors affecting rates of mental health and anxiety. Research consistently suggests that men in particular who are in successful relationships are more protected from depression and anxiety than those who are single, divorced or separated.
Source: Guardian
Published: November 16, 2009
Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study. According to the largest clinical trial with couples to date – which was co-authored by University of Rhode Island Human Development and Family Studies Professor Jacqueline Sparks – couples that had systematic client feedback incorporated into their sessions were 46.2 percent less likely to wind up divorced or separated. [continue reading…]
Published: November 10, 2009
Study finds a woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis
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woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played in so-called “partner abandonment.” The study also found that the longer the marriage the more likely it would remain intact.
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Losing a partner either through divorce, separation or bereavement poses a serious threat to home ownership, particularly for women, a study funded by the federal government has shown.
Following a separation, there’s a common perception that ‘she’ keeps the house and ‘he’ moves on. Contrary to this belief, it’s actually women who fall out of home ownership more often than men.
One of the key findings from this new study by a team of researchers from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute found that rates of home ownership fell from 69 per cent to below 50 per cent two years following a divorce or separation. [continue reading…]
