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Trial reportJournal of marital and family therapy2026

Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy With Integrated Mindfulness on Mindful Attention, Depressive Symptoms, and Dyadic Adjustment in Low-Income Couples: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

Ricardo S S Durães, Zila Elizabeth Pulache Vargas, Ana Cristina Garcia Dias, Francisco Lotufo-Neto, Renato T Ramos, Antonio de Pádua Serafim

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6 authors.

Ricardo S S DurãesHealth Psychology Program, Methodist University of Sao Paulo, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-8120
Zila Elizabeth Pulache VargasDepartment of Social Psychology and Work, University of Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2346-2763
Ana Cristina Garcia DiasInstitute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2312-3911
Francisco Lotufo-NetoInstitute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2043-7643
Renato T RamosDepartment of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6798-5228
Antonio de Pádua SerafimInstitute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-1500

Funding

Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychosocial distress can exacerbate marital conflict, maladjustment, and mental health vulnerability. This pilot randomized clinical trial examined cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (CBCT) integrated with mindfulness in low-income Brazilian couples (per-capita household income up to one minimum wage). Thirty-four participants (17 heterosexual couples) were randomized (independent computer-generated sequence) to an experimental (n = 16) or waitlist control group (n = 18). We assessed dyadic adjustment, mindful attention, marital social skills, and depressive symptoms (R-DAS, MAAS, IHSC, BDI-II) at baseline, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. The intervention was eight 80-min conjoint sessions plus daily home exercises. Time × group effects favored the experimental group for dyadic adjustment, mindful attention, and depressive symptoms (all p < 0.001,

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCouples TherapyDepressionMindfulnessPovertySpousesAdultBrazilFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsCognitive Behavioral Couple Therapydepressive symptomsdyadic adjustmentmindful attentionmindfulness

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PMID42671041
PMCPMC13528266

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