Table of Contents
Part 1 Understanding Problematic Sexual Behavior
1 Sexual Addiction: A Contextual Overview Todd Bowman, PhD, CSAT-C Mark Laaser, PhD 3
2 Sex Addiction: Circuits, Synapses, and Sobriety Bill Struthers, PhD 29
3 The Neuroaffective Model of Sexual Addiction Todd Bowman, PhD, CSAT-C 45
4 Sexual Addiction as an Attachment Disorder Todd Bowman, PhD, CSAT-C 73
5 The Dark Side of the Web: Cybersex in the Twenty-First Century Brent Moore, PhD, SATP 92
6 Sex, Addiction, and the Divine Image Fr. Sean Kilcawley, STL, PSAP 115
Special Section: Sex and God: Toward a Theology of the Body Todd Bowman, PhD, CSAT-C 129
7 Rediscovering Joy: Disempowering Shame through Vulnerability Curt Thompson, MD 138
Part 2 Treatment Strategies
8 Assessing Compulsive Sexual Behaviors: Evidence-Based Recommendations Joshua B. Grubbs, PhD Joshua N. Hook, PhD 157
9 Group Strategies for Treating Problematic Sexual Behavior Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP 176
10 Understanding and Addressing Betrayal Trauma Dr. Kevin B. Skinner, LMFT, CSAT 201
11 From Trauma to Transformation: Posttraumatic Growth for Women Who Have Been Relationally Betrayed Debbie Looser, MA, LMFT 220
12 Treatment Strategies for Couples Mark Looser, PhD Debbie Looser, MA, LMFT 240
13 Sexual Reintegration Therapy Bill Bercaw, PhD, CSAT, CST 259
Part 3 Treatment Strategies Among Special Populations
14 Making Advances: Reclaiming Sexual Wholeness for Female Sex and Love Addicts Mornie C. Ferree, MA, CSAT 287
15 Considerations When Working with Catholic Clients Fr. Sean Kilcawley, SLT, PSAP 306
Special Section: Clergy, Celibacy, and Sexual Acting Out: A Developmental Perspective Kenneth M. Adams, PhD, CSAT 324
16 Effective Intervention for Sexually Compulsive Adolescents Floyd Godfrey, PhD, CSAT 331
Subject Index 349