Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The
Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy is an indispensable guide to the field. No where is there a better in-depth description of the full range of approaches to doing therapy with couples. The third edition of this classic is the best yet."--Michael P. Nichols, PhD, author of
Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods"This comprehensive volume gives the best overview of couples therapy that's out there. Not only does it cover all of the major approaches to the treatment of couples, it has the most expert authors writing about the treatments, problems, and populations they know best. Once again, Alan Gurman and the late Neil Jacobson have assembled the definitive volume. There could be no better tribute to Dr. Jacobson, and to the duo's wonderful collaboration over the years."--William M. Pinsof, PhD, The Family Institute at Northwestern University
"Each edition of this classic book is more impressive than the last. The coverage is uniquely comprehensive. The focus is consistently clinical and highly useful. The chapter authors are the best in the field. Have no doubt: this is the definitive text in the couple therapy field."--William J. Doherty, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, University of Minnesota
Synopsis
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this acclaimed handbook and clinical text provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of couple therapy interventions. Noted contributors, many of whom developed the approaches they describe, combine clear conceptual and historical exposition with hands-on presentations of therapeutic strategies and techniques. Chapters in the new edition adhere even more closely to a uniform structure, facilitating easy comparison of different therapeutic models, and have been extensively rewritten to reflect the latest conceptual, clinical, and empirical advances. Entirely new chapters cover structural¿strategic, transgenerational, narrative, solution-focused, brief integrative, and affective¿reconstructive approaches; prevention and psychoeducation; interventions with families during and after divorce; multicultural couple therapy; and treatment of clients with bipolar disorder as well as other psychiatric and medical problems.
About the Author
Alan S. Gurman, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Family Therapy at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He has edited or written many influential books, including [i]Theory and Practice of Brief Therapy[/i] (with Simon H. Budman) and [i]Essential Psychotherapies[/i] (with Stanley B. Messer). Dr. Gurman is a former Editor of the [i]Journal of Marital and Family Therapy[/i] and past President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. His distinguished contributions to marital and family therapy research have been recognized with awards from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Family Therapy Academy, among others. A pioneer in the development of integrative approaches to couple therapy, Dr. Gurman maintains an active clinical practice in Madison, Wisconsin.
Neil S. Jacobson, PhD (deceased), was Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. A prolific contributor to the literature of both psychology and couple therapy, he published numerous influential books, including [i]Reconcilable Differences[/i] (with Andrew Christensen). Past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and Master Lecturer for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Jacobson was at the forefront of the development of behavioral couple therapy, as well as the treatment of depression and domestic violence. His distinguished contributions to marital and family therapy research were recognized with awards from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Family Therapy Academy, among others.
Table of Contents
PART I Models of Couple TherapySection A Traditional Approaches
1. Brief Strategic Couple Therapy
Varda Shoham and Michael J. Rohrbaugh
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy
Donald H. Baucom, Norman Epstein, and Jaslean J. LaTaillade
3. Object Relations Couple Therapy
Jill Savege Scharff and Carl Bagnini
4. Structural--Strategic Marital Therapy
James Keim and Jay Lappin
5. Transgenerational Marital Therapy
Laura Roberto-Forman
Section B Integrative Approaches
6. Affective Reconstruction: A Pluralistic, Developmental Approach
Douglas K. Snyder and W. Joel Schneider
7. Brief Integrative Marital Therapy: A Depth-Behavioral Approach
Alan S. Gurman
8. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Secure Connections
Susan M. Johnson and Wayne Denton
9. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy
Sona Dimidjian, Christopher R. Martell, and Andrew Christensen
Section C Postmodern Approaches
10. Collaborative Couple Therapy
Daniel B. Wile
11. Narrative Couple Therapy
Jill H. Freedman and Gene Combs
12. Solution-Focused Couple Therapy
Michael F. Hoyt
Section D Psychoeducational and Preventive Approaches
13. Building the Sound Marital House: An Empirically Derived Couple Therapy
John M. Gottman, Janice Driver, and Amber Tabares
14. Relationship Education and the Prevention of Relationship Problems
W. Kim Halford and Elizabeth N. Moore
15. The CARE Program: A Preventive Approach to Marital Intervention
Ronald D. Rogge, Rebecca M. Cobb, Matthew Johnson, Erika Lawrence, and Thomas N. Bradbury
PART II Applications to Special Populations and Problems
Section A Violence, Trauma, Infidelity, and Divorce
16. Intimate Partner Violence: An Introduction for Couple Therapists
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, Jeffrey C. Meehan, Uzma Rehman, and Amy D. Marshall
17. Couple Therapy When a Partner Has a History of Child Sexual Abuse
Jill Serafin Compton and Victoria M. Follette
18. Couple Therapy after the Trauma of Infidelity
Shirley P. Glass
19. Addressing Separation and Divorce during and after Couple Therapy
Robert E. Emery and David A. Sbarra
Section B Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race, and Culture
20. Working with Gender in Couple Therapy
Cheryl Rampage
21. Gay and Lesbian Couples in Therapy: Homophobia, Relational Ambiguity, and Social Support
Robert-Jay Green and Valory Mitchell
22. Couple Therapy Using a Multicultural Perspective
Kenneth V. Hardy and Tracey A. Laszloffy
Section C Selected Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Illness
23. Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
Elizabeth E. Epstein and Barbara S. McCrady
24. Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunction, and Couple Therapy
Barry W. McCarthy
25. Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Depression
Jackie K. Gollan, Michael A. Friedman, and Ivan W. Miller
26. Couple Therapy Complicated by a Biologically Based Psychiatric Disorder
David J. Miklowitz and Elizabeth L. George
27. Couple Therapy and Medical Issues: Working with Couples Facing Illness
Nancy B. Ruddy and Susan H. McDaniel
Author Index
Subject Index