Since the first edition of this practical book was published in1990, a number of important developments have taken place and havebeen incorporated into the new edition. There are now many kinds of"non-traditional" relationships that accompany an increasingdivorce rate and the shrinking number of marriages. Co-habitation,remarriage, step-parent/step-child relationships and theirimplications for the extended family, their strengths and areas oftension are examined.
Accompanying these changes has been a development in therapeuticapproaches and additional outcome data is now available. Rapidprogress has been made in treatments, and their implications aredescribed. In addition the therapeutic managing of separating anddivorcing couples, domestic violence, and the aftermath of sexualand physical abuse are discussed.
Michael Crowe
Psychologie Psychology Relationships, Marriage & Family Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen, Ehe u. Familie