Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Third Edition

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 Theory and Practice of Brief Therapy (with Simon H. Budman) and Essential Psychotherapies (with Stanley B. Messer). Dr. Gurman is a former Editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 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 Reconcilable Differences (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.

Part I: Models of Couple Therapy. Traditional Approaches. Shoham, Rohrbaugh, Brief Strategic Couple Therapy. Epstein, LaTaillade, Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy. Scharff, Bagnini, Object Relations Couple Therapy. Keim, Lappin,Structural-Strategic Marital Therapy. Roberto-Forman, Transgenerational Marital Therapy. Integrative Approaches. Snyder, Schneider, Affective Reconstruction: A Pluralistic, Developmental Approach. Gurman, Brief Integrative Marital Therapy: A Depth-Behavioral Approach. Johnson, Denton, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Secure Connections. Dimidjian, Martell, Christensen, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy. Postmodern Approaches. Wile, Collaborative Couple Therapy. Freedman, Combs, Narrative Couple Therapy. Hoyt, Solution-Focused Couple Therapy. Psychoeducational and Preventive Approaches. Gottman, Driver, Tabares, Building the Sound Marital House: An Empirically Derived Couple Therapy. Halford, Moore, Relationship Education and the Prevention of Couple Relationship Problems. Rogge, Cobb, M. Johnson, Lawrence, Bradbury, The CARE Program: A Preventive Approach to Marital Intervention. Part II: Applications to Special Populations and Problems. Violence, Trauma, Infidelity, and Divorce. Holtzworth-Munroe, Meehan, Rehman, Marshall, Intimate Partner Violence: An Introduction for Couple Therapists. Compton, Follette, Couple Therapy When a Partner Has a History of Child Sexual Abuse. Glass, Couple Therapy after the Trauma of Infidelity. Emery, Sbarra, Addressing Separation and Divorce during and after Couple Therapy. Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race, and Culture. Rampage, Working with Gender in Couple Therapy. Green, Mitchell, Gay and Lesbian Couples in Therapy: Homophobia, Relational Ambiguity, and Social Support. Hardy, Laszloffy, Couple Therapy Using a Multicultural Perspective. Selected Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Illness. Epstein, McCrady, Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Alcohol Problems. McCarthy, Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunction, and Couple Therapy. Gollan, Friedman, Miller, Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Major Depression. Miklowitz, George, Couple Therapy Complicated by a Biologically Based Psychiatric Disorder. Ruddy, McDaniel, Couple Therapy and Medical Issues: Working with Couples Facing Illness.