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.

About the Editors xiThe Handbook of Systemic Family TherapyList of Contributors xvPreface xxixVolume 3 Preface xxxiiSystemic Family Therapy with CouplesForeword xxxviiPart I Overview 11 Current Status and Challenges in Systemic Family Therapy with Couples 3Douglas K. Snyder and Christina M. Balderrama-Durbin2 Systematic and Culturally Sensitive Assessment of Couple Distress 27Christina M. Balderrama-Durbin, Douglas K. Snyder, Richard E. Heyman, and Stephen N. HaynesPart II Problems in the Couple Relationship 493 Prevention of Couple Distress: Education, Enrichment Programs, and Premarital Counseling 51Ryan G. Carlson, Andrew P. Daire, and Christopher J. Hipp4 Treating Common Couple Concerns 77Lee M. Williams5 Couple Violence: In-Depth Assessment and Systemic Interventions 99Sandra M. Stith, Chelsea M. Spencer, and Mona Mittal6 Working with Queer Couples 123Katie M. Heiden-Rootes, Sheila M. Addison, and J. Douglas Pettinelli7 Clinical Work with Intercultural Couples 155Reenee Singh, Kyle D. Killian, Dharam Bhugun, and Shu-Tsen TsengPart III Couple-Involved Therapies to Address Individual Disorders 1858 Couple Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders 187Keith Klostermann and Timothy J. O'Farrell9 Couple-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders 207Andrea K. Wittenborn, Brian R.W. Baucom, Feea R. Leifker, and E. Megan Lachmar10 Posttraumatic Stress and Couples 227Adrian J. Blow, Briana S. Nelson Goff, Adam M. Farero, and Lauren M. Ruhlmann11 General and Health-Related Stress and Couples' Coping 253Guy Bodenmann and Ashley K. RandallPart IV Special Issues 26912 Therapy with Individuals and Couples Deciding to Continue or End Their Relationship 271Steven M. Harris and Eugene L. Hall13 Therapy for Divorcing Couples: Managing the Transition Out of the Relationship 295Scott C Huff, Melinda Stafford Markham, Nicole R. Larkin, and Erin R. Bauer14 Therapy with Remarried and Stepfamilies 317Andrew S. Brimhall15 Affair Recovery in Couple Therapy 343Tina M. Timm and Katherine Hertlein16 Integrating Couple Therapy into Work with Sexual Dysfunctions 363Katherine Hertlein, Tina M. Timm, and Carissa D'Aniello17 Couples and Infertility 385Karina M. Shreffler, Kami L. Gallus, Brennan Peterson, and Arthur L. Greil18 Grief and Loss Effects in the Couple Relationship 407Ileana Ungureanu and Cadmona A. Hall19 Couples in Later Life: The Process of Becoming 429Jennifer J. Lambert-Shute, Hoa N. Nguyen, and Christine A. Fruhauf20 Clinical Work with Unpartnered Individuals Seeking a Long-Term Intimate Relationship 461Jeffrey B. Jackson and Nicole Sabatini GutierrezPart V Future Directions 48721 Couple Therapy: Therapist Development, Innovations in Treatment, and Needed Research 489Benjamin E. Caldwell22 Improving Couple Interventions for Underserved Populations 511Shruti Singh Poulsen23 Public Policy and Systemic Family Therapy for Couples 533William J. DohertyIndex 551