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The authors describe their multi-faceted treatment of sex addicts and co-dependents, make observations about the needs and issues involved in such therapy, and discuss some of the desired outcomes from the combination of professional help and self-help in the treatment regimen.
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Ralph H. Earle, PhD, and Gregory M. Crow, PhD, are family therapists and psychologists in private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona
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Earle, R.H., Crow, G.M. Sexual addiction: Understanding and treating the phenomenon. Contemp Fam Ther 12, 89–104 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892488
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