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*The authoritative, successful, and strong-selling text and clinical guide, thoroughly revised: 50% new material includes 11 new chapters.
*New chapter topics: intercultural relationships, interpersonal neurobiology, couple therapy for PTSD, and more.
*A field leader; competing titles are less couple-focused or less comprehensive.
*Editors and contributors are top names, many of whom developed the approaches covered.
. -I purchased my first copy of the Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy at the beginning of my third year of graduate school, and I've owned a copy ever since. The fifth edition, published in 2015, provides readers with a map of the evolving field of couple therapy. Like older versions, the fifth edition highlights the major approaches to couple therapy, and serves as a handbook for both new and experienced clinicians....The Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy offers novices and seasoned clinicians a fine reference book to guide them whether they are interested in learning about a specific approach to couple therapy, or about how to think about or treat a specific issue. The book will always have a place on my clinical book shelf.--The Family Psychologist, 5/1/2016ffConsidered to be the authoritative reference in the field of couple therapy....Once again, the editors successfully manage to bring together renowned authors to write chapters about the most used models as well as integrate new developments in the field of couple therapy--much needed additions....This is appropriate for students in the field of couple and family therapy, as well as skilled practitioners....This update does not disappoint in quality or depth. It makes the same excellent contribution in presenting the models as previous editions and it also provides a thorough look at newer and much needed developments in the field.--Doody's Review Service, 2/22/2016ffClearly the definitive reference book in this field....Psychiatrists of any persuasion will find an abundance of valuable pearls. (on the fourth edition)--Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 10/10/2009ffThe book is exactly what therapists interested in couple therapy should read as they embark on a career in the field....This text is ideally suited as an introduction to couple therapy for students....A must for any couples therapist's library. (on the fourth edition)--Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1/1/2010
1. The Theory and Practice of Couple Therapy: History, Contemporary Models, and a Framework for Comparative Analysis, Alan S. Gurman
I. Models of Couple Therapy
Behavioral Approaches
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy, Donald H. Baucom, Norman B. Epstein, Jennifer S. Kirby, & Jaslean J. LaTaillade
3. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy, Andrew Christensen, Sona Dimidjian, & Christopher R. Martell
Emotion-Centered Approaches
4. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Susan M. Johnson
5. Gottman Method Couple Therapy, John Mordechai Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman
Psychodynamic and Multigenerational Approaches
6. Integrative Problem-Centered Metaframeworks Approach, William M. Pinsof, Douglas C. Breunlin, Anthony L. Chambers, Alexandra H. Solomon, & William P. Russell
7. Functional Analytic Couple Therapy, Alan S. Gurman
8. Object Relations Couple Therapy, Judith P. Siegel
9. Bowen Family Systems Couple Coaching, Katharine Gratwick Baker
Social Constructionist Approaches
10. Narrative Couple Therapy, Jill Freedman & Gene Combs
11. Solution-Focused Couple Therapy, Michael F. Hoyt
Systemic Approaches
12. Brief Strategic Couple Therapy, Michael J. Rohrbaugh & Varda Shoham
13. Structural Couple Therapy, George M. Simon
II. APPLICATIONS OF COUPLE THERAPY: SPECIAL POPULATIONS, PROBLEMS, AND ISSUES
Rupture of Relational Bonds: Violence, Affairs, and Divorce
14. Couple Therapy for Partner Aggression, Norman B. Epstein, Carol A. Werlinich, & Jaslean J. LaTaillade
15. Couple Therapy and the Treatment of Affairs, Kristina Coop Gordon, Alexander M. Khaddouma, Donald H. Baucom, & Douglas K. Snyder
16. Separation and Divorce Issues in Couple Therapy, Jay L. Lebow
Couple Therapy and Diverse Relationships
17. Therapy with Couples in Stepfamilies, Patricia L. Papernow
18. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Couple Therapy, Robert-Jay Green & Valory Mitchell
19. Couple Therapy and Intercultural Relationships, Kyle D. Killian
Couple Therapy and Psychological Disorders
20. Couple Therapy and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Candice M. Monson & Steffany J. Fredman
21. Couple Therapy and Alcohol Problems, Barbara S. McCrady & Elizabeth E. Epstein
22. Couple Therapy and Depression, Mark A. Whisman & Steven R. H. Beach
23. Couple Therapy and Borderline Personality Disorder, Alan E. Fruzzetti & Luciana Payne
24. Couple Therapy and Sexual Problems, Gerald R. Weeks & Nancy Gambescia
Couple Therapy, Medical Issues, and Interpersonal Neurobiology
25. Couple Therapy and Medical Issues, Nancy Breen Ruddy & Susan H. McDaniel
26. Couple Therapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mona DeKoven Fishbane