Carnes, Patrick J. : The Meadows, Wickenburg, Arizona / American Academy of Health Care Providers / The Journal
of Treatment and Prevention
Patrick J. Carnes is a nationally-known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He is the author of Out of
the Shadows, Contrary to Love, A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps, and Don�t Call It Love. He is the clinical director
for sexual disorder services at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona. Carnes is the editor-in-chief of Sexual Addiction
and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, the official journal of the National Council of Sexual
Addiction/Compulsivity, an organization for which he also serves as a board member. He also serves on the national
advisory board of the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders.
Summary
Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes remains the premier book on sexual addiction (more than 200,000 copies
sold). This third edition has been revised and updated to include the latest research and a new chapter on cybersex
addiction. This pioneering work carefully guides readers through an examination of the tangled web of love, addictive
sex, hate, and fear.
With detailed descriptions of the four stages of sexual addiction, Carnes outlines the dynamics of dependency and
offers addicts and codependents a healthier way to deal with their sexual compulsions as well as their whole life.
Out of the Shadows defines and addresses sexual addiction in terms of behavior, cultural standards, legal consequences,
the victim's perspective, and public opinion.
Key features and benefits:
- written for male and female sex addicts and the people who know and love them
- explains the four stage cycle of sexual addiction: preoccupation, ritualization, compulsive behavior, and despair
- shows addicts how to deal with sexual compulsions and become whole human beings
- provides readers with easy-to-use evaluation measures
- Patrick Carnes is the most well known and widely respected expert in the field of treating sexual addiction
