Contrary to Love Helping the Sexual Addict

Public humiliation, broken families, and ruined careers are just some of the tragic results when sex behaviour is out of control. And as the media reports each new case, we ask ourselves the distrubing question, Why? A revolutionary breakthrough came with the publication of "Out of the Shadows", now acknowledged as the definitive resource for understanding sexual addiction.Here, in the long-awaited sequel, Carnes adds new insight and new findings, building on his original descriptive framework. Stages and progression of the illness are identified. Family structure, bonding and boundaries are examined in depth. Fainally, assessment, intervention, and treatment methods are outlined at length, with the goal--and the hope--of ultimate recovery.The Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST) is published here in its entirety for the first time.Carnes, Patrick is the author of 'Contrary to Love Helping the Sexual Addict' with ISBN 9781568380599 and ISBN 1568380593.