Jealousy in couple relationships: nature, assessment and therapy.
This essay discusses jealousy in the context of couple relationships. Jealousy in couples is a common problem encountered in therapy settings, especially in marital counselling and sex therapy. The literature on the subject is small but growing. There is a need to clarify definitional and phenomenological issues. In this essay, an attempt is made to clarify some of the these, drawing on the literature and on clinical data. A brief exploration of clinical assessment is also undertaken. Finally, a treatment strategy is proposed, and specific treatment techniques that might be considered are briefly commented on.
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Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
D019546:Couples Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007578:Jealousy