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Discrimination and Mental Health: Influence of Structural Racism 歧视与心理健康：结构性种族主义的影响。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-09-14 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70171

Suzanne Bartle-Haring, Julius Jofferion

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Human Touch vs. Tech Talk: Mental Health Clinicians' Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Systemic Practice 人性化与技术对话：心理健康临床医生在系统实践中对人工智能的看法

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-09-11 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70172

Merranda Marin, Marcel Montanez, Kourtney Vaillancourt

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Are You Qualified, ChatGPT? Examining Clinical Skills and Competencies of ChatGPT in Delivering Systemic Interventions 你有资格吗，ChatGPT？检查ChatGPT在提供系统干预方面的临床技能和能力。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-31 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70168

Gizem Erdem, Nilüfer Kafescioğlu, Gökçenay Başer

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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 整合正念的认知行为夫妻治疗对低收入夫妇正念注意、抑郁症状和二元调整的影响：一项随机试验

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-31 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70169

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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Relational Therapy in Post-Incarceration Reentry: A Scoping Review 监禁后再入社会的关系治疗：范围综述

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70167

Eman Tadros, Thita Lamsam, Chandni Anandha Krishnan

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Portraying Mixed-Agenda Couples: Insights From Large-Scale Data Sets 描绘混合议程夫妇：来自大规模数据集的见解

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70165

Yike Tang, Shayne R. Anderson, Lee N. Johnson, Steven M. Harris, Anita Kateregga

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Multi-Family Therapy in East and Southeast Asia—A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis 东亚和东南亚的多家庭治疗——系统回顾和综合

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70166

Ouyang Hanlai, Sufang Peng, Jue Chen, See Heng Yim

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Empirically Supported Couple Therapy Models for Couple Relationship Distress: A Replication and Update 夫妻关系困扰的实证支持夫妻治疗模型：复制与更新

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-14 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70162

Jeffrey B. Jackson, Luca Codecá, Richard B. Miller, Jessica E. Simpson, Abigail M. O'Leary, Samantha M. Renner

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Artificial Intelligence as Companionship: A Systemic and Relational Examination Using Empirical Data From Psyhelp 人工智能作为伴侣：基于Psyhelp经验数据的系统关联检验。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-12 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70164

Afarin Rajaei

{"title":"Artificial Intelligence as Companionship: A Systemic and Relational Examination Using Empirical Data From Psyhelp","authors":"Afarin Rajaei","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70164","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70164","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used as a source of emotional support, reflection, and perceived companionship. Despite growing public and clinical interest in AI companionship, little research has examined how individuals construct these experiences within broader relational systems. Drawing on systemic, attachment, and social constructionist perspectives, this study examines AI companionship using anonymized data from Psyhelp, an AI-assisted mental health platform. A qualitative-dominant mixed methods design integrated thematic analysis of user narratives with engagement patterns and self-reported emotional indicators. Findings suggest that users primarily experienced AI companionship as a relational supplement characterized by availability, responsiveness, and psychological safety. Four themes emerged: AI as a relational supplement, a transitional emotional regulator, a psychologically safe disclosure space, and a facilitator of human relationships. Findings suggest that AI companionship reflects broader relational needs and has implications for systemic assessment, case conceptualization, and clinical training.\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148712717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Shaping the Therapist, Shaping the Field: A Narrative Review of the Person-of-the-Therapist Training (POTT) Approach 塑造治疗师，塑造领域：对治疗师个人训练（POTT）方法的叙述性回顾。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-08-03 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.70161

Sezercan Ucar, Jody Russon, Alba Niño

{"title":"Shaping the Therapist, Shaping the Field: A Narrative Review of the Person-of-the-Therapist Training (POTT) Approach","authors":"Sezercan Ucar, Jody Russon, Alba Niño","doi":"10.1111/jmft.70161","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jmft.70161","url":null,"abstract":"The Person-of-the-Therapist Training approach is a relational framework that supports therapists in intentionally integrating personal experience into clinical work. Despite its growing presence in couple/marriage and family therapy training, no comprehensive synthesis has traced POTT's historical development, empirical foundations, and contemporary relevance. This narrative review employed a structured literature search and thematic synthesis of 30 sources published between 1987 and 2024. Three developmental periods are described: philosophical foundations emphasizing therapist personhood, institutionalized training with emerging qualitative evidence, and recent global, sociocultural, and supervisory expansions. Across three periods, the literature reflects increasing conceptual clarity, pedagogical structure, and attention to ethical and embodied therapeutic presence. Implications include the need for increasing the transportability of POTT, expanding its empirical base, and employing it in diverse supervision contexts. In an era of technological mediation and artificial relationality, POTT clarifies the importance of the embodied, ethical, and human-centered psychotherapy dimensions.","PeriodicalId":16320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of marital and family therapy","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13430511/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148664064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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