Premature discontinuation presents challenges to couple clients and therapists alike. Although couple therapy has demonstrated efficacy and effectiveness, little is known about the mechanisms that contribute to couple therapy completion. This study presents the results of an observational inquiry into the psychotherapeutic processes associated with treatment discontinuance using clinical data. Using observational coding of the Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System (RMICS) researchers sought to examine differences in in-session interactions between couple members in a matched sample of therapy continuers and discontinuers. Results indicate that specifically for female partners, the absence of positive interactions is linked to therapy discontinuation. Clinical implications of these findings are presented and discussed.

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与夫妻治疗中断相关的心理治疗过程：使用快速婚姻互动编码系统的观察分析

过早停药对夫妇客户和治疗师都提出了挑战。尽管夫妻疗法已经证明了疗效和有效性，但对促成夫妻疗法完成的机制知之甚少。本研究展示了使用临床数据对与治疗中断相关的心理治疗过程进行观察性调查的结果。使用快速婚姻互动编码系统 (RMICS) 的观察性编码，研究人员试图检查治疗继续者和中断者的匹配样本中夫妇成员之间在会话中互动的差异。结果表明，特别是对于女性伴侣，缺乏积极互动与治疗中断有关。介绍并讨论了这些发现的临床意义。