Is It Really Cheating? Understanding the Emotional Reactions and Clinical Treatment of Spouses and Partners Affected by Cybersex Infidelity

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 123-139

  Schneider, Jennifer P ^a   Weiss, Robert ^b   Samenow, Charles ^c  

^a Arizona Community Physicians   (United States)

^b Sexual Recovery Institute   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859641021     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: 15325318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2012.658344     Document Type: Article

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