Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Third Edition

by Gurman, Alan S.; Jacobson, Neil S.

• ISBN13: 9781572307582
• ISBN10: 1572307587
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-03
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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 THERAPY
Section A Traditional Approaches
Brief Strategic Couple Therapy	5	(21)
Varda Shoham
Michael J. Rohrbaugh
Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy	26	(33)
Donald H. Baucom
Norman Epstein
Jaslean J. LaTaillade
Object Relations Couple Therapy	59	(27)
Jill Savege Scharff
Carl Bagnini
Structural-Strategic Marital Therapy	86	(32)
James Keim
Jay Lappin
Transgenerational Marital Therapy	118	(33)
Laura Roberto-Forman
Section B Integrative Approaches
Affective Reconstruction: A Pluralistic, Developmental Approach	151	(29)
Douglas K. Snyder
W. Joel Schneider
Brief Integrative Marital Therapy: A Depth-Behavioral Approach	180	(41)
Alan S. Gurman
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Secure Connections	221	(30)
Susan M. Johnson
Wayne Denton
Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy	251	(30)
Sona Dimidjian
Christopher R. Martell
Andrew Christensen
Section C Postmodern Approaches
Collaborative Couple Therapy	281	(27)
Daniel B. Wile
Narrative Couple Therapy	308	(27)
Jill H. Freedman
Gene Combs
Solution-Focused Couple Therapy	335	(38)
Michael F. Hoyt
Section D Psychoeducational and Preventive Approaches
Building the Sound Marital House: An Empirically Derived Couple Therapy	373	(27)
John M. Gottman
Janice Driver
Amber Tabares
Relationship Education and the Prevention of Couple Relationship Problems	400	(20)
W. Kim Halford
Elizabeth N. Moore
The CARE Program: A Preventive Approach to Marital Intervention	420	(21)
Ronald D. Rogge
Rebecca M. Cobb
Matthew Johnson
Erika Lawrence
Thomas N. Bradbury
PART II APPLICATIONS TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND PROBLEMS
Section A Violence, Trauma, Infidelity, and Divorce
Intimate Partner Violence: An Introduction for Couple Therapists	441	(25)
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe
Jeffrey C. Meehan
Uzma Rehman
Amy D. Marshall
Couple Therapy When a Partner Has a History of Child Sexual Abuse	466	(22)
Jill S. Compton
Victoria M. Follette
Couple Therapy after the Trauma of Infidelity	488	(20)
Shirley P. Glass
Addressing Separation and Divorce during and after Couple Therapy	508	(25)
Robert E. Emery
David A. Sbarra
Section B Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race, and Culture
Working with Gender in Couple Therapy	533	(13)
Cheryl Rampage
Gay and Lesbian Couples in Therapy: Homophobia, Relational Ambiguity, and Social Support	546	(23)
Robert-Jay Green
Valory Mitchell
Couple Therapy Using a Multicultural Perspective	569	(28)
Kenneth V. Hardy
Tracey A. Laszloffy
Section C Selected Psychiatric Disorders and Medical Illness
Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Alcohol Problems	597	(32)
Elizabeth E. Epstein
Barbara S. McCrady
Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunction, and Couple Therapy	629	(24)
Barry W. McCarthy
Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Major Depression	653	(24)
Jackie K. Gollan
Michael A. Friedman
Ivan W. Miller
Couple Therapy Complicated by a Biologically Based Psychiatric Disorder	677	(22)
David J. Miklowitz
Elizabeth L. George
Couple Therapy and Medical Issues: Working with Couples Facing; Illness	699	(18)
Nancy B. Ruddy
Susan H. McDaniel
Index	717