Authors: Barbara Jo Brothers
ISBN-13: 9780789007872, ISBN-10: 0789007878
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)
From Couples and Pregnancy: Welcome, Unwelcome, and In-Between, therapists will gain valuable insight into the profound psychological effects that pregnancy and birth have on a couple's relationship, especially on their experience of intimacy. However, as this unique book discusses, the nature of the impact on couples depends on the developmental stage of each person and the couple's ability to adapt to new circumstances. This intelligent guide also examines the challenges that confront couples who must deal with unwelcome pregnancies. Couples and Pregnancy provides you with successful techniques that can easily be adopted into your practice, enabling you to effectively help couples who are challenged by the emotional and life-changing event of parenthood.
Couples and Pregnancy addresses the psychological as well as the therapeutic issues as a consequence of abortion and offers you insight into how you can think out of the box about the emotional fallout from this issue. You will discover suggestions for helping couples to strengthen their relationship while working through their issues, such as,
Couples and Pregnancy provides you with a unique perspective on the emotional complication of pregnancies, so you can gain insight into how every pregnancy leaves an impact on the parents for the rest of their lives. With this essential book, you will find valuable tips on how you can help the couple make a positive breakthrough and build a stronger relationship.
Gives insight into the profound psychological effects that pregnancy and birth have on a couple's relationship, especially on their experience of intimacy, and examines challenges that confront couples dealing with unwelcome pregnancies. Discussion encompasses psychological and therapeutic issues of abortion, infertility, and parenthood. Brothers is in private practice in New Orleans and has 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. Co- published simultaneously as , vol. 8, no. 2, 1999. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)