Volume III of The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy focuses on therapy with couples. Information on the effectiveness of relational treatment is included along with consideration of the most appropriate modality for treatment. Developed in partnership with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), it will appeal to clinicians, such as couple, marital, and family therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists. It will also benefit researchers, educators, and graduate students involved in CMFT.
Table of Contents
About the Editors xi
The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy
List of Contributors xv
Preface xxix
Volume 3 Preface xxxii
Systemic Family Therapy with Couples
Foreword xxxvii
Part I Overview 1
1 Current Status and Challenges in Systemic Family Therapy with Couples 3
Douglas K. Snyder and Christina M. Balderrama‐Durbin
2 Systematic and Culturally Sensitive Assessment of Couple Distress 27
Christina M. Balderrama‐Durbin, Douglas K. Snyder, Richard E. Heyman, and Stephen N. Haynes
Part II Problems in the Couple Relationship 49
3 Prevention of Couple Distress: Education, Enrichment Programs, and Premarital Counseling 51
Ryan G. Carlson, Andrew P. Daire, and Christopher J. Hipp
4 Treating Common Couple Concerns 77
Lee M. Williams
5 Couple Violence: In-Depth Assessment and Systemic Interventions 99
Sandra M. Stith, Chelsea M. Spencer, and Mona Mittal
6 Working with Queer Couples 123
Katie M. Heiden‐Rootes, Sheila M. Addison, and J. Douglas Pettinelli
7 Clinical Work with Intercultural Couples 155
Reenee Singh, Kyle D. Killian, Dharam Bhugun, and Shu‐Tsen Tseng
Part III Couple-Involved Therapies to Address Individual Disorders 185
8 Couple Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders 187
Keith Klostermann and Timothy J. O’Farrell
9 Couple-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders 207
Andrea K. Wittenborn, Brian R.W. Baucom, Feea R. Leifker, and E. Megan Lachmar
10 Posttraumatic Stress and Couples 227
Adrian J. Blow, Briana S. Nelson Goff, Adam M. Farero, and Lauren M. Ruhlmann
11 General and Health-Related Stress and Couples’ Coping 253
Guy Bodenmann and Ashley K. Randall
Part IV Special Issues 269
12 Therapy with Individuals and Couples Deciding to Continue or End Their Relationship 271
Steven M. Harris and Eugene L. Hall
13 Therapy for Divorcing Couples: Managing the Transition Out of the Relationship 295
Scott C Huff, Melinda Stafford Markham, Nicole R. Larkin, and Erin R. Bauer
14 Therapy with Remarried and Stepfamilies 317
Andrew S. Brimhall
15 Affair Recovery in Couple Therapy 343
Tina M. Timm and Katherine Hertlein
16 Integrating Couple Therapy into Work with Sexual Dysfunctions 363
Katherine Hertlein, Tina M. Timm, and Carissa D’Aniello
17 Couples and Infertility 385
Karina M. Shreffler, Kami L. Gallus, Brennan Peterson, and Arthur L. Greil
18 Grief and Loss Effects in the Couple Relationship 407
Ileana Ungureanu and Cadmona A. Hall
19 Couples in Later Life: The Process of Becoming 429
Jennifer J. Lambert‐Shute, Hoa N. Nguyen, and Christine A. Fruhauf
20 Clinical Work with Unpartnered Individuals Seeking a Long-Term Intimate Relationship 461
Jeffrey B. Jackson and Nicole Sabatini Gutierrez
Part V Future Directions 487
21 Couple Therapy: Therapist Development, Innovations in Treatment, and Needed Research 489
Benjamin E. Caldwell
22 Improving Couple Interventions for Underserved Populations 511
Shruti Singh Poulsen
23 Public Policy and Systemic Family Therapy for Couples 533
William J. Doherty
Index 551
