Couples & Family Therapy Arena

Handbook of Relationship Initiation

• Edited by Susan Sprecher, Amy Wenzel, John Harvey

The Handbook of Relationship Initiation is the first volume to focus specifically on the very beginning stage of relationships – their origin. In this handbook,...

Published June 11th 2008 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Demystifying Love

Plain Talk for the Mental Health Professional

• By Stephen B. Levine

Intended primarily for mental health professionals, Demystifying Love deals plainly with topics rarely written about for clinicians. The book discusses in a small package highly...

Published December 13th 2006 by Routledge.

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Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Theory and Application

• By Jr., Everett L. Worthington

To be unforgiving is harmful. The inability to come to terms with one’s anger or strife often can lead to stress disorders, mental health disorders,...

Published May 24th 2006 by Routledge.

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Close Relationships

Functions, Forms and Processes

• Edited by Patricia Noller, Judith A. Feeney

Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processes provides an overview of current theory and research in the area of close relationships, written by internationally renowned scholars...

Published January 26th 2006 by Psychology Press.

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Without Condoms

Unprotected Sex, Gay Men and Barebacking

• By Michael Shernoff

After years of activism, risk awareness, and AIDS prevention, increasing numbers of gay men are not using condoms, and new infections of HIV are on...

Published October 28th 2005 by Routledge.

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Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Risks and Opportunities

• Edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

In this volume, Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities, top scholars in the field of family research examine the nature...

Published October 27th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Falling in Love

Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose

• By Ayala Malach Pines

Falling in Love is the first book to unlock the mysteries of how and why we fall in love. Renowned psychologist Ayala Pines shows us...

Published June 24th 2005 by Routledge.

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Intrusive Partners - Elusive Mates

The Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic in Couples

• By Stephen J. Betchen

When two people form a relationship or marry, they begin to move towards one another with the expectation of closeness. The emotionality or intensity that...

Published April 26th 2005 by Routledge.

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Couple Observational Coding Systems

• Edited by Patricia K. Kerig, Donald H. Baucom

A companion volume to Family Observational Coding Systems, this book moves from the triad to the dyad and provides a showcase for significant developments in...

Published May 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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Thrice Told Tales

Married Couples Tell Their Stories

• By Diane Holmberg, Terri L. Orbuch, Joseph Veroff

Researchers have studied marriage for decades, but how is the transition to married life actually experienced by the couples involved? From an insider's perspective, Thrice...

Published September 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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