Alan S. Gurman (ed): Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Fourth Edition: Guilford Publications, New York, NY, 2008, 736 pp, $85.00, ISBN-10: 1593858213, ISBN-13: 978-1593858216

Sex Disabil (2008) 26:245246 DOI 10.1007/s11195-008-9099-3

BOOK REVIEW

Alan S. Gurman (ed): Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Fourth Edition

Guilford Publications, New York, NY, 2008, 736 pp, $85.00, ISBN-10: 1593858213, ISBN-13: 978-1593858216

Sigmund Hough

Published online: 9 October 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008

Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy presents an extensive overview of the theory and applied clinical practice of couple therapy. Based upon knowledgeable contributors in the eld, this edited work by Alan S. Gurman provides a sound revised resource for the professional reader. As a leading authority on couple therapy, Gurman coordinates a text within his belief that the eld of couple therapy will benet by fostering more evidence-based practice, without prematurely limiting the kinds of evidence that may help to...