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Christensen, A., & Glynn, S. (2019). Integrative behavioral couple therapy. B. H. Fiese, M. Celano, K. Deater-Deckard, E. N. Jouriles, and M. W. Whisman (Eds.), APA handbook of contemporary family psychology: Family therapy and training, Vol. 3. (pp. 275–290). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
This chapter provides a review of the well-studied behavioral couple therapy model: ICBT. It discusses its core theoretical assumptions, interventions, research, and dissemination.

Sevier, M., & Yi, J. (2009). Cultural considerations in evidence-based traditional and integrative behavioral couple therapy. In M. Rastogi & V. Thomas (Eds.), Multicultural couple therapy (pp. 187-212). SAGE.
This resource discusses cultural considerations when applying both traditional behavioral couple therapy and integrative behavioral couple therapy. Pay particular attention to recommendations for a culturally sensitive application of IBCT.

Baucom, B. R., Rowe, L. S., Atkins, D. C., Doss, B. D., & Christensen, A. (2015). Prediction of treatment response at 5-year follow up in a randomized clinical trial of behaviorally based couple therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83, 103-114.
This article is an exploratory study on what factors predict relationship outcomes 5-years after completion of traditional behavioral couple therapy or integrative behavioral couple therapy.

Briggs, J. G., Finley, M. A., & Sprenkle, D. H. (2015). A substantive and methodological review of the integrative behavioral couple therapy research program: Clinical implications for a research informed practice. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 14, 219-253.
This article discusses ICBT from a research-informed clinical perspective. Their intention is to inform clinicians' use of this model in a real-world setting. Because of this intention, the audience of the article is clinicians rather than researchers.

Sevier, M., Atkins, D. C., Doss, B. D., & Christensen, A. (2015). Up and down or down and up? The process of change in constructive couple behavior during traditional and integrative behavioral couple therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 41(1), 113-127.
This article reviews the different change patterns observed in couples who completed traditional and integrative behavioral couple therapies.