title: New strategies in assessing, treating, and relapse prevention of extramarital affairs.
abstract: Understanding, assessing, treating, and preventing relapse of extra-marital affairs has involved significant changes in the past 10 years. This conceptual/clinical article expands on the groundbreaking work of Snyder, Gordon, and Baucom (2007), and has a special focus placed on the process of sexual recovery from an extra-marital affair. Secondly, this article focuses on the importance of creating a relapse prevention agreement. Both traditional and non-traditional agreements with regard to monogamy are described. Recognizing individual, couple, cultural, and value differences in norms and expectations exhibits a particular challenge in the study and treatment of extra-marital affairs. The clinician honors these complexities and differences by designing a treatment program that meets the needs of each couple.
authors: Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA. mccarthy160@comcast.net
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: McCarthy
authors: Lana M
authors: LM
authors: Wald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005114:Extramarital Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D012008:Recurrence; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012945:Social Values