Cover -- Half Title Page -- Also Available -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. The Theory and Practice of Couple Therapy: History, Contemporary Models, and a Framework for Comparative Analysis -- Part I. Models of Couple Therapy -- Behavioral Approaches -- 2. Cognitive‑Behavioral Couple Therapy -- 3. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy -- Emotion‑Centered Approaches -- 4. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy -- 5. Gottman Couple Therapy -- Psychodynamic and Multigenerational Approaches -- 6. Integrative Problem‑Centered Metaframeworks Approach -- 7. Functional Analytic Couple Therapy -- 8. Object Relations Couple Therapy -- 9. Bowen Family Systems Couple Coaching -- Social Constructionist Approaches -- 10. Narrative Couple Therapy -- 11. Solution‑Focused Couple Therapy -- Systemic Approaches -- 12. Brief Strategic Couple Therapy -- 13. Structural Couple Therapy -- Part II. Applications of Couple Therapy: Special Populations, Problems,and Issues -- Rupture of Relational Bonds: Violence, Affairs, and Divorce -- 14. Couple Therapy for Partner Aggression -- 15. Couple Therapy and the Treatment of Affairs -- 16. Separation and Divorce Issues in Couple Therapy -- Couple Therapy and Diverse Relationships -- 17. Therapy with Couples in Stepfamilies -- 18. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Couple Therapy -- 19. Couple Therapy and Intercultural Relationships -- Couple Therapy and Psychological Disorders -- 20. Couple Therapy and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- 21. Couple Therapy and Alcohol Problems -- 22. Couple Therapy and Depression -- 23. Couple Therapy and Borderline Personality Disorder -- 24. Couple Therapy and Sexual Problems -- Couple Therapy, Medical Issues, and Interpersonal Neurobiology -- 25. Couple Therapy and Medical Issues -- 26. Couple Therapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology -- Index -- .