Jennifer P. Schneider, M.D., Ph.D
Sex Addiction Resume
jennifer@jenniferschneider.com
Education:
M. D., University of Arizona College of Medicine
Ph. D., University of Michigan, Dept of Human Genetics
M. S., University of Michigan
B. S., Cornell University
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1980
Certified in March, 1989, by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Honors:

Winner, 2017, SASH Media Award for the book Reflections on the History of the Sex Addiction Field.

Winner, 2007, SASH [formerly NCSAC] Award for lifetime research contributions in the sex addiction field.

Winner, 2003 NCSAC Readers' Choice Award for best article published in 2002 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity. Article "Disclosing secrets: Guidelines for therapists working with sex addicts and co-addicts." By M. Deborah Corley and Jennifer P. Schneider. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity9: 43-67, 2002.

Winner, 2001 NCSAC Readers' Choice Award for best article published in 2000 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity. Article was: "A qualitative study of cybersex participants: Gender differences, recovery issues, and implications for therapists." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 7:249-278, 2000

Winner, 1999 NCSAC Clinicians' Choice Award for best article published in 1998 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity. Article was: "Surviving disclosure of infidelity: Results of an international survey of 164 recovering sex addicts and partners." by J.P. Schneider, M. D. Corley, and R. R. Irons, 1998. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 5:189-217, 1998.

Winner, 1998 Patrick Carnes Award for lifetime contribution to the sex addiction field.

Professional Societies:
Member, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, American Medical Association
Board Member, National Council on Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity 1991-97
Professional Experience:

Adjunct Faculty of University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, 2018-

Founder and director of "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction," a 21-CME -credit weekend prescribing course (accredited by the University of California at Irvine), to an audience of health professionals most of whom were referred by their state medical licensing boards, 2003 to present Sponsored by Professional Boundaries Education

Internist, Arizona Community Physicians (former name: El Dorado Medical Associates), 1990-2008. Internal medicine and addiction medicine. Currently my practice is limited to pain management and addiction medicine.

Medical Director of Kachina Centerfor Addiction Recovery, Tucson, AZ. 1992-1998.

Member, Board of Directors, National Council on Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 1991-1997.

Associate Editor, "Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention." David Delmonico, Ph.D., Editor. 1994-present.

Internist, Group Health Medical Associates, P. C., 1980-1990. Adult medicine with emphasis on women's health, alcoholism, addiction, and codependency. Chairman of the Alcoholism Treatment Committee which managed the chemical dependency treatment needs of our 55,000-member health maintenance organization.

Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1986 to 1993.

Member, Arizona Medical Association's Physicians' Health Subcommittee [Impaired Physicians], 1987 to 1990.

Books:

Reflections on the History of the Sex Addiction Field: A Festschrift by Jennifer P. Schneider M.D., Debra Kaplan, M.A, and Mark Laaser, Ph.D. 2017

Closer Together, Further Apart: The Effects of Technology and Social Media on Sex, Intimacy, and Relationships. By Robert Weiss and Jennifer P. Schneider. Gentle Path Press, 2014.

Always Turned On: Facing Sex Addiction in the Digital Age. By Robert Weiss and Jennifer P. Schneider. Gentle Path Press, December 2014.

Understand Yourself, Understand Your Partner: The Essential Enneagram Guide to a Better Relationship. . By Jennifer P. Schneider and Ron Corn, 2013.

Disclosing Secrets: An Addict's Guide for When, to Whom, and How Much to Reveal. By M. Deborah Corley and Jennifer P. Schneider. Recovery Resources Press, 2012.

Surviving Disclosure: A Partner's Guide for Healing From the Betrayal of Intimate Trust. By Jennifer P. Schneider and M. Deborah Corley. Recovery Resources Press, 2012.

Untangling the Web: Breaking Free from Sex, Porn, and Fantasy Addiction in the Internet Age. By Robert Weiss and Jennifer P. Schneider. New York: Alyson Press, 2006

Back from Betrayal: Recovering From the Trauma of Infidelity, Fourth Edition, 2015. Originally published by Hazelden/Harper and Row.

Embracing Recovery from Chemical Dependence, by M. Deborah Corley, Jennifer P. Schneider, and Richard Irons, Wickenburg, AZ: Gentle Path Press, 2003.

Disclosing Secrets: When, to Whom and How Much and to Reveal, by M. Deborah Corley and Jennifer P. Schneider. Wickenburg, AZ: Gentle Path Press, 2002.

Cybersex Exposed:Simple Fantasy or Obsession?, by Jennifer P. Schneider and Robert L. Weiss. Center City, MN: Hazelden Publishing and Education, 2001.

The Wounded Healer: Addiction-Sensitive Approach to the Sexually Exploitative Professional, by Richard Irons and Jennifer P. Schneider.New Jersey: Jason Aronson Publishers, 1999.

Sex, Lies, and Forgiveness: Couples Speak on Healing From Sex Addiction, by Jennifer P. Schneider and Burt Schneider. Center City, MN: Hazelden Educational Materials, 1991. Second edition published 1999 by Recovery Resources Press, Tucson, AZ. Third edition published 2004 by Recovery Resources Press, Tucson, AZ.

Rebuilding Trust: For Couples Committed to Recovery, with Burt Schneider. Center City, MN: Hazelden Educational Materials, 1989. Reprinted (by authors) with update, 1998. Out of Print

Book Chapters:

Sex Addiction and Professional Sexual Misconduct. Charles Samenow & Jennifer Schneider, 2017, The Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Addiction, Thaddeus Birchard & Joanna Benfield (Eds). London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), pp373-386.

Disclosure of Extramarital Sexual Activities by Persons with Addictive or Compulsive Sexual Disorders: Study Results and Implications for Therapists. by Jennifer P. Schneider and M. Deborah Corley. In The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction, Patrick Carnes and Ken Adams (Eds.), Second Edition, Brunner/Routledge Publishers: New York, 2015.

How do I handle discovery or disclosure of sexual indiscretions? Chapter 2 in Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex addicts. S. Carnes (Ed.) Carefree, AZ: Gentle Path Press, 2008.

Coexisting Disorders, by J. P. Schneider. In Addiction Counseling Review, Robert Coombs (Ed.), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley Publishers, 2004, p. 197-232.

Understanding and Diagnosing Sex Addiction, by J. P. Schneider. In Handbook of Addictive Disorders, Robert Coombs (Ed.), John Wiley Publishers, 2004.

Effect of Cybersex Problems on the Spouse, by J. P. Schneider. In Sex and the Internet: A Guidebook for Clinicians, Al Cooper (Ed.), Brunner/Routledge Publishers, 2002.

The Enneagram and Addiction Recovery, by J. P. Schneider and Brenda Schaeffer. In Enneagram Applications: Personality Styles in Business, Therapy, Medicine, Spirituality, and Daily Life, Clarence Thomson and Thomas Condon (Eds.), Portland, OR: Metamorphous
Press, 2001, pp. 63-79.

Surviving Disclosure of Infidelity: Results of a Survey and Implications for Therapists, by J. P. Schneider and M. Deborah Corley. In The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction, Patrick Carnes and Ken Adams (Eds), Brunner/Routledge Publishers, 2002.

Effect of Cybersex Problems on the Spouse, by J. P. Schneider. In Sex and the Internet: A Guidebook for Clinicians, Al Cooper (Ed.), Brunner/Routledge Publishers, 2001.

"The New Elephant in the Living Room: Effects of Compulsive Cybersex Behaviors on the Spouse," by J. P. Schneider. In Sex and the Internet: A Guidebook for Clinicians, Al Cooper (Ed.), Brunner/Routledge Publishers, 2002.

"Treatment of Gambling, Eating and Sex addictions " by J. P. Schneider and R. R. Irons. In: Norman S. Miller, Mark S. Gold & David E. Smith (Eds.): Manual of Therapeutics for Addictions, 1997, pp. 225-245.

"Addictive Sexual Disorders" by R.R. Irons and JP Schneider. In: Norman S. Miller (Ed.), The Principles and Practice of Addictions in Psychiatry. New York: W.B. Saunders & Co., 1997, pp. 441-457.

Professional Papers:

"Impact of disclosure of relapse for self-identified sexual addicts." by M. Deborah, Corley, Sarah E. Pollard, Joshua N. Hook, and Jennifer P. Schneider, 2012. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention 20:157-170, 2013

"Impact of disclosure of relapse for self-identified sexual addicts." by M. Deborah, Corley, Sarah E. Pollard, Joshua N. Hook, and Jennifer P. Schneider, 2013 Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention 20:157-170.

"Support utilization by partners of self-identified sex addicts." by J Hook, M. Deborah Corley, and Jennifer Schneider. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 2014

"Partners' reaction to disclosure of relapse by self-identified sex addicts." by M. Deborah Corley, Jennifer Schneider, and Joshua N. Hook. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 19 (4): 265-283, 2012.

"Is it really cheating? Understanding the emotional reactions and clinical treatment of spouses and partners affected by cyberinfidelity." by Jennifer P. Schneider, Robert Weiss, and Charles Samenow. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 19(1-2): 123-139, 2012.

"Impact of disclosure of relapse for self-identified sexual addicts," by M Deborah Corley, Sara E Pollard, Joshua N. Hook, and Jennifer P. Schneider, Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity 20, 2013,

"Ethical Dilemmas Related to Disclosure Issues: Sex Addiction Therapists in the Trenches." By Jennifer P. Schneider and Barbara Levinson Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 13(1):1-42, 2006.

"Guidelines for Psychiatrists Working with Patients with Sexual Addiction." Psychiatric Times November, 2005, pp 64-71.

Editorial: "Addiction is Addiction is Addiction" by Jennifer P. Schneider. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 12:75-77, 2005.

"Ritualization and Reinforcement: Keys to Understanding Mixed Addiction Involving Sex and Drugs." By Jennifer P. Schneider, John Sealy, Jes Montgomery, and Richard R. Irons. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 12:121-148, 2005.

"Sex Addiction Disclosure to Children: The Parents' Perspective." By M. Deborah Corley and Jennifer P. Schneider. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 10: 291-324, 2003.

"The impact of compulsive cybersex behaviors on the family." Sexual and Relationship Therapy 18 (3):329-354, 2003.

"Disclosing secrets: Guidelines for therapists working with sex addicts and co-addicts." By M. Deborah Corley and Jennifer P. Schneider. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 9: 43-67, 2002. Winner of 2003 NCSAC Readers' Choice Award for best article published in 2002 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity.

"Assessment and treatment of addictive sexual disorders: Relevance for chemical dependency relapse." By Jennifer P. Schneider and Richard Irons. Substance Use & Misuse 36(13), 1795-1820, 2001.

"A qualitative study of cybersex participants: Gender differences, recovery issues, and implications for therapists." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 7:249-278, 2000. Winner, 2001 NCSAC Readers Choice Award for best article published in 2000 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity.

"Compulsive and addictive sexual disorders and the family" CNS Spectrums 2000, 5(10):53-62.

" Recognition and management of addictive sexual disorders: Guide for the Primary Care Clinician." By Patrick Carnes and Jennifer P. Schneider. Lippincott Primary Care Practice 2000: 4:302-318.

"Effects of cybersex addiction on the family: Results of a survey." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 7:31-58, 2000.

"Disclosure of extramarital sexual activities by sexually exploitative professionals and other persons with addictive or compulsive sexual disorders. 1999. by Jennifer P. Schneider, Richard R. Irons, and M. Deborah Corley. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy 1999, 24(4): 277-287.

"Outcomes of disclosure of sexual misconduct by self-identified sex addicts to their marital partners." by M.D. Corley, J.P. Schneider, and R. R. Irons. 1999. Abstract published in J. of Addictive Diseases 18(2): 111.

"Surviving disclosure of infidelity: Results of an international survey of 164 recovering sex addicts and partners." by J.P. Schneider, M. D. Corley, and R. R. Irons, 1998. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 5:189-217, 1998. Winner of NCSAC Clinicians' Choice Award for best article published in 1998 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity.

"Addictive sexual disorders: Differential diagnosis and treatment." by J.P. Schneider and R. Irons, 1998. Primary Psychiatry , April 1998, pp 65-70.

"When is domestic violence a hidden face of addiction?" 1997. with Richard Irons. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 29 (4):337-344.

"The enneagram typology: A tool for understanding and counseling sex addicts" 1997. with Brenda Schaeffer. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 4:245-278.

"The Enneagram and Addiction Recovery: Part I," with Brenda Schaeffer, 1997. EnneagramMonthly 3(10):1, 19-21. Part II, Enneagram Monthly 3(11): 6, 18-20.

"Couple Recovery from sexual addiction/coaddiction: Results of a survey of 88 marriages," with BH Schneider, 1996. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 3: 111-126.

"Differential diagnosis of addictive sexual disorders using the DSM-IV" by JP Schneider and RR Irons, 1996. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 3:7-21.

"Sexual Exploitation by Health Care Providers: Guidelines for Risk Managers" by JP Schneider and RR Irons. Journal of Health Care Risk Management . Winter 1996, 16: 10-18.

"An Assessment Program for Physicians with Allegations of Professional Sexual Impropriety: Results and Recommendations for the First 117 Cases." (abstract) RR Irons and JP Schneider. Journal of Addictive Diseases 14:144, 1995.

"Sexual Addiction: Significant Factor in Sexual Exploitation by Health Care Professionals." JPSchneider and RR Irons, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention , 1(3): 198-214, 1994.

"Sexual Addiction: Controversy in Mainstream Addiction Medicine, Diagnosis Based on the DSM-III-R, and Physician Case Histories." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention , 1(1):17-45, 1994.

"How to Recognize the Signs of Sexual Addiction." Postgrad. Med. 90: 171-182, 1991.

"Women Sex Addicts and Their Spouses: Recovery Issues." Amer. Journal of Preventive Psychiatry & Neurology 3: 1-5, 1991.

"Marital Satisfaction During Recovery from Self-identified Sexual Addiction Among Bisexual Men and Their Wives." Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 16:230-250, 1990.

"Sexual Problems in Married Couples Recovering from Sexual Addiction and Coaddiction," American Journal of Preventive Psychiatry & Neurology, 2:16-21, 1990.

"Rebuilding the Marriage During Recovery from Compulsive Sexual Behavior," Family Relations, 38:288-294, 1989.

"Helping the Co-dependent Spouse," in Med Aspects of Human Sexuality, Jan, 1988, 56-68.

"Treatment of Compulsive Gambling," Letter to the editor in Postgrad Medicine, March, 1988.

Other Writings:
Many articles on addiction written during 1989-1994 for "Sober Times," a monthly newspaper for recovering people, published in San Diego, California.
Lectures & Workshops on Sex Addiction, Codependency, and Sexual Exploitation:
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