Patrick Carnes

In his collected works, pioneering specialist Dr. Patrick Carnes takes us through his research works on sex addiction that have spanned the last thirty years. He focuses on key areas within the addiction, including sex addiction policy, cybersex, gender differences, power dynamics, and recovery. In the conclusion, Carnes offers a call to action on the need for a paradigm shift in addiction medicine and the necessity of a change in the direction psychotherapy has gone. This book will be of use to researchers, clinicans, and students in the field of sex addiction, as well as policy-makers and the recovery community.

Clinical Assessment of Sex Addiction is a one-stop resource for cutting-edge research in the assessment of sex addiction. Noted sex addiction specialists Patrick Carnes and Stefanie Carnes bring together the leading authorities in the field who focus on general assessment, early assessment, and long-term assessment and the Sexual Dependency Inventory. Topics covered include PET scans, outpatient and inpatient use of SDI, forensic use of the SDI, and sex addiction in conjunction with other addictions, among other topics. This book is a necessary resource for clinicians and students in the field of sex addiction.

Clinical Assessment of Sex Addiction is a one-stop resource for cutting-edge research in the assessment of sex addiction. Noted sex addiction specialists Patrick Carnes and Stefanie Carnes bring together the leading authorities in the field who focus on general assessment, early assessment, and long-term assessment and the Sexual Dependency Inventory. Topics covered include PET scans, outpatient and inpatient use of SDI, forensic use of the SDI, and sex addiction in conjunction with other addictions, among other topics. This book is a necessary resource for clinicians and students in the field of sex addiction.

Some really great books just keep getting better! For seventeen years The Betrayal Bond has been the primary source for therapists and patients wrestling the effects of emotional pain and harm caused by exploitation from someone they trusted. Divorce, litigation, incest and child abuse, domestic violence, kidnapping, professional exploitation and religious abuse are all areas of trauma bonding. These are situations and relationships of incredible intensity or importance lend themselves more easily to an exploitation of trust or power. In The Betrayal Bond, Dr. Carnes presents an in-depth study of these relationships; why they form, who is most susceptible, and how they become so powerful. Dr. Carnes also gives a clear explanation of the bond that compels people to tolerate the intolerable, and for the first time, maps out the brain connection that makes being with hurtful people comparable to 'a drug of choice.' Most importantly, Carnes provides practical steps to identify compulsive attachment patterns and ultimately to change or end them for good. This new edition includes: New science for understanding how our brains can make a prison of bad relationshipsNew assessments and insights based on 50,000 research participantsA new section utilizing the latest findings in attachment research and narrative therapy to concretely rewrite and rescript bad experiencesA redefinition of the factors contributing to addictive relationships

This third edition of Facing the Shadow contain exercises and activities that help readers begin meaningful recovery from sex addiction. This updated and revised book guides readers through the first seven tasks in Dr. Carnes' researched-based thirty-task model of recovery. Updated throughout including a new chapter on groundbreaking research regarding what range of behaviours comprise compulsive sexual behaviour. Guides readers through the first seven tasks in Dr. Carnes' researched-based thirty-task model of treatment - the most respected therapy model available for treating sex addicts. Case studies have been given ""technological"" facelifts to correspond to real world scenarios of today. Appropriate for both men and women. New tools for people in recovery seeking ways to combat the shame that often accompanies addiction. All exercises and activities in this workbook now are numbered, titled and have clear directions given. Index has been added that assists readers in locating specific information according to topic and task. Updated look at the impact of technology on sex addiction (smartphone apps, internet, etc.).

"Facing Addiction" is the first book to apply Dr. Patrick Carnes' research-based thirty-task model to treating addiction to alcohol and drugs. People who are addicted to drugs and alcohol now have access to the groundbreaking model that has facilitated thousand of sex addicts in achieving long-lasting recovery. This revolutionary model helps therapists and recovering people understand the interaction between trauma and brain science and how these factors play a role in the development of addiction to drugs and alcohol." Facing Addiction" distills Dr. Carnes more than thirty years of research to show addicts how to embrace lasting long-term recovery through a thirty-task model. The first seven tasks are presented to help readers break through denial and participate in a culture of support."

"Dr. Patrick Carnes is a creative, pioneering, and courageous human being. His books are changing the lives of thousands " "I lost three marriages, all because of affairs." "I became suicidal because of multiple intense involvements." "I spent money on sex when I needed it for children's clothes." "I lost promotion opportunities and a special scholarship because my co-workers found out about my sex life." Every day they face the possibility of destruction, risking their families, fiances, jobs, dignity, and health. They come from all walks of life: ministers, physicians, therapists, politicians, executives, blue-collar workers. Most were abused as children--sexually, physically or emotionally--and saw addictive behavior in their early lives. Most grapple with other addictions as well, but their fiercest battle is with the most astounding prevalent "secret" disorder in America: sexual addiction. Here is a ground-breaking work by the nation's leading professional expert on sexual addiction, based on the candid testimony of more than one thousand recovering sexual addicts in the first major scientific study of the disorder. This essential volume includes not only the revealing findings of Dr. Carne's research with recovering addicts but also advice from the addicts and co-addicts themselves as they work to overcome their compulsive behavior. Positive, hopeful, and practical, "Don't Call It Love" is a landmark book that helps us better understand all addictions, their causes, and the difficult path to recovery.