This essential handbook describes effective treatments for a particularly challenging clinical population: couples struggling with both relationship distress and individual mental health difficulties. Distinguished scientist-practitioners provide detailed accounts of their respective approaches, reviewing conceptual and empirical foundations as well as clinical procedures. Included are well-established treatments for couples in which one or both partners has anxiety, mood disorders, schizophrenia, substance abuse, sexual dysfunction, or physical aggression. Also covered are emerging couple-based approaches to managing personality disorders, PTSD, difficulties related to aging and physical illness, and other problems. Following a standard format to facilitate comparison across treatments, each chapter is illustrated with detailed case material. Provided are powerful insights and tools for couple and family therapists, clinicians providing individual therapy, and students in any mental health discipline.
Part I: Empirical and Conceptual Issues in Managing Emotional, Behavioral, and Health Concerns in Couple Therapy: An Overview Chapter 1: Comorbidity of Relationship Distress and Mental and Physical Health Problems Mark A. Whisman and Lisa A. Uebelacker Chapter 2: Tailoring Couple Therapy to Individual Differences: A Conceptual Approach Douglas K. Snyder, W. Joel Schneider, and Angela M. Castellani Part II: Couple-Based Treatments for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Chapter 3: Anxiety Disorders Donald H. Baucom, Susan Stanton, and Norman B. Epstein Chapter 4: Depression Steven R. H. Beach and Maya Gupta Chapter 5: Bipolar Disorder David J. Miklowitz and Chad D. Morris Chapter 6: Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders Kim T. Mueser and Mary F. Brunette Chapter 7: Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse William Fals-Stewart, Gary R. Birchler, and Timothy J. O'Farrell Chapter 8: Sexual Dysfunction Lisa G. Regev, William O'Donohue, and Claudia Avina Chapter 9: Physical Aggression Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy D. Marshall, Jeffrey C. Meehan, and Uzma Rehman Part III: Adapting Couple Therapy to Individual Problems Chapter 10: Borderline Personality Disorder Alan E. Fruzzetti and Armida R. Fruzzetti Chapter 11: Paranoia Kenneth G. Terkelsen Chapter 12: Narcissistic Disorder Jill Savege Scharff and Carl Bagnini Chapter 13: Posttraumatic Stress Susan M. Johnson and Judy Makinen Chapter 14: Childhood Sexual Trauma Barry W. McCarthy and Mia Sypeck Chapter 15: Physical Illness Gail P. Osterman, Tamara G. Sher, Gwen Hales, W. Jeffrey Canar, Reema Singla, and Tracy Tilton Chapter 16: Aging and Cognitive Impairment Sara Honn Qualls Chapter 17: Bereavement and Complicated Grief Robert M. Wills Part IV: Integration Chapter 18: Understanding Psychopathology and Couple Dysfunction: Implications for Clinical Practice, Training, and Research Douglas K. Snyder and Mark A. Whisman Index
