Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568380593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Carnes is a nationally-known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He is the author of Out of the Shadows, Contrary to Love, A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps, and Don't Call It Love. About the Author Patrick J. . Carnes is the editor-in-chief of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, the official journal of the National Council of Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity, an organization for which he also serves as a board member. He also serves on the national advisory board of the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders. He is the clinical director for sexual disorder services at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona
It also covers family structure, bonding, boundaries, and recovery topics.. This resource identifies the stages and progression of sex addiction, including assessment, intervention, and treatment methods
He is the author of Out of the Shadows, Contrary to Love, A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps, and Don't Call It Love. He is the clinical director for sexual disorder services at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona. Carnes is a nationally-known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. Patrick J. Carnes is th
"An excellent and thorough treatment of sexual addiction" according to Patrick D. Goonan. This is a very comprehensive book on the mechanisms of sexual addiction. It is direct and thorough, with lots of detail on the dynamics of this disorder and the does a good job of describing the disorder at the individual and systems levels.I agree with th. One of the best books in this field! A Customer The title of this book reveals the premise that Patrick Carnes presents. He tells us that the behaviors of sexual addicts are not actions of love, but of abnormal, compulsive rituals performed in a desparate attempt to self-treat the feelings of despair an. Book Reader said Only purchase if you are a mental health professional. This book is not written for the lay person dealing with this issue, but rather for the mental health professional. The "evaluation" pages are helpful but that was about it. I highly recommend, "Out of the Shadows".