The traumatic nature of disclosure for wives of sexual addicts

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 247-267

  Steffens, Barbara A ^a   Rennie, Robyn L ^b  

^a Cincinnati Christian University   (United States)

^b Play at Heart: Child and Family Counseling   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JEALOUSY; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ADDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748576564     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: 15325318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720160600870802     Document Type: Article

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