Research Publications
The following are a list of published academic articles we authored. Check back soon for upcoming publications of the results of the couple therapy with South Asian Canadians. If you have signed up for Dr. Ahmad's newsletter, you will receive notice when the articles are available on this website.
Articles with (**) indicate most articles that closely describe what we do in our clinical work.
Articles with (**) indicate most articles that closely describe what we do in our clinical work.
**Ahmad, S. & Reid, D. (2016, in press). Enhancing the Relationship Adjustment of South Asian Canadian Couples Using a Systemic-Constructivist Approach to Couple Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. read abstract
Ahmad, S. & Reid, D. (2009, March). Cultivating Cultural Competence: Understanding and Integrating Cultural Diversity in Psychotherapy. News You Can Use, Division 29, Division of Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association. read article
Ahmad, S., & Reid, D. W. (2008). Relationship Satisfaction among South Asian Canadians: The Role of ‘Complementary-Equality’ and Listening to Understand. Interpersona, 2(2), 131-150. read article
**Reid, D., Doell, F., Dalton, J, & Ahmad, S. (2008). Systemic Constructivist Couple Therapy (SCCT): Description of approach, theoretical advances, and published longitudinal evidence. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45(4),477-490. read article
**Reid, D. W., Dalton, E. J., Laderoute, K., Doell, F., & Nguyen, T. (2006). Therapeutically induced changes in couple identity: The role of “we-ness” and interpersonal processing in relationship satisfaction. Genetic, social and general psychological monographs, 132, 241-283.read article
Ahmad, S. (2006). Contextualizing selves of South Asian Canadian couples: A grounded theory analysis. Unpublished thesis submitted for Masters in Clinical Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada. read abstract
Fergus, K.D., and Reid, D.W. (2002). Integrating constructivist and systemic metatheory in family therapy. Journal of
Constructivist Psychology, 15, 41-63. read article.
Fergus, K.D., and Reid, D.W. (2001). The couple’s mutual identity: a systemic-constructivist approach to the integration of persons and systems. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 11(3), 385-410.read article