Treating couples recovering from infidelity: an integrative approach.

abstract

• Infidelity is one of the most difficult problems to address in couple therapy, most likely because it involves a traumatic relationship event that alters the ways in which couples process information about each other and established behavioral patterns. We present a three-stage treatment designed to address the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional sequelae of affairs that integrates cognitive-behavioral and insight-oriented strategies with the literatures on traumatic response and forgiveness. A case study with pretreatment, posttreatment, and 6-month follow-up data is presented to illustrate the treatment methods.

authors

• Snyder, Douglas

published proceedings

• J Clin Psychol

author list (cited authors)

• Gordon, K. C., Baucom, D. H., & Snyder, D. K.

citation count

• 43

complete list of authors

• Gordon, Kristina Coop||Baucom, Donald H||Snyder, Douglas K

publication date

• November 2005

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY  Journal

keywords

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Adult
• Couples Therapy
• Extramarital Relations
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Marital Therapy
• Spouses

PubMed Central ID

• 16161129

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/jclp.20189

start page

• 1393

end page

• 1405

volume

• 61

issue

• 11

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20189