Outpatient Treatment of Sex and Love Addicts

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Edited by Eric Griffin-Shelley

ISBN: 0-275-94316-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94316-5

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176 pages, figures

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 1/30/1993

List Price: $103.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

Psychology » Human Sexuality

Description: Many treatment programs and professional training efforts have been developed in the past five years for sexual compulsiveness and love dependencies. This work includes a description of an intensive outpatient therapy program that is designed to treat the sexually addicted patient. Initially, these patients had been treated with individual psychotherapy and attendance at Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meetings. While this approach seemed to work for some, many needed a more intensive therapeutic intervention to help them identify and maintain "bottom line" behaviors and to begin the recovery process from this difficult addiction. A program was designed with the following elements: psychoeducational groups, same-sex group psychotherapy, and 12-Step meetings. Some of these educational sessions have covered: adult sexuality, self-esteem, communication skills, shame, depression, cross addictions, healthy relationships, the addiction cycle, and so on. In addition to lectures there are group and dyad/triad discussions, role playing, and psychodrama. This is followed by traditional group therapy, although groups are limited to the same sex. At the end of the intensive evening program, there is a meeting of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) that is open to the public. This is the only book that addresses diagnostic, neurochemical, and treatment issues of sexual compulsivity in such depth.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Sex and Love Addiction: Definition and Overview
A Diagnostic Proposal with Neurochemical Underpinnings
Using Individual and Group Therapy in Recovery
Group Process Issues in Men's Groups
Women's Issues in Addiction Recovery
Integrating Sex Therapy and Addiction Recovery
The Cultural Context of Sex and Love Addiction Recovery
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 92-18876

LCC Class: RC560

Dewey Class: 616.85


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