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Anon - Thank you for sharing how this book helped you as this may help others as well. The author, Dr. Patrick Carnes, is regarded by many as the leading expert on sex addiction in the US.
He is the Director of the Pine Grove Behavioral Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. which has been in the news most recently for treating golfer Tiger Woods. In addition to his work at Pine Grove he is also the clinical director for sexual disorder services at The Meadows clinic in Wickenburg, Arizona. He lives near Phoenix.
Dr. Carnes himself is a recovered sex addict who has been recovered for several years. He has written several books : Facing the Shadow, The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction, Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict, and Don’t Call it Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction. He graduated in 1966 with a B.A. from St. Johns University, and he received his Master’s from Brown University in 1969. He later went back to school to receive a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1980. Dr. Carnes received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health.
I'm glad the book helped you as sexual addition isn't well understood. Again, thanks so much for writing and sharing with us. Take care, Pat
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Anon - Thank you for sharing how this book helped you as this may help others as well. The author, Dr. Patrick Carnes, is regarded by many as the leading expert on sex addiction in the US.
He is the Director of the Pine Grove Behavioral Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. which has been in the news most recently for treating golfer Tiger Woods. In addition to his work at Pine Grove he is also the clinical director for sexual disorder services at The Meadows clinic in Wickenburg, Arizona. He lives near Phoenix.
Dr. Carnes himself is a recovered sex addict who has been recovered for several years. He has written several books : Facing the Shadow, The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction, Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict, and Don’t Call it Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction. He graduated in 1966 with a B.A. from St. Johns University, and he received his Master’s from Brown University in 1969. He later went back to school to receive a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1980. Dr. Carnes received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health.
I'm glad the book helped you as sexual addition isn't well understood. Again, thanks so much for writing and sharing with us. Take care, Pat
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