About Dr. Scott

Scott Haltzman, M.D., served as a Brown University assistant professor of psychiatry for 20 years, and is the author of The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity, The Secrets of Happily Married Men, The Secrets of Happily Married Women and The Secrets of Happy Families. Dr. Haltzman is board certified in Psychiatry and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is a graduate of Brown University, and received his medical degree from Brown Medical School. He completed his psychiatry fellowship and chief residency at Yale University. He is currently practicing psychiatry at the David Lawrence Center in Naples, Florida. Learn more about Dr. Scott...

Secrets of Happy Families

The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity

Rebuilding trust after an affair is not easy and requires a special kind of support and clear guidance. Scott Haltzman can show you the way. Taking the time to read this book will change your life. — John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

This isn’t just a supremely helpful book on understanding—and recovering from—infidelity. It’s a great book on marriage. The honest, warmhearted, and wise insight Scott Haltzman provides here can bring you hope and much more—a path forward. This is the book you are looking for right now. — Scott Stanley, Ph.D., author of The Power of Commitment

Anyone who has, or is in the profession of helping those who have, or who just wants to know everything about, affairs will benefit from reading this book, and should read it. It is the most comprehensive book on the topic I have seen. I highly recommend it. — Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples

This book provides a wonderfully comprehensive look at all aspects of affairs, including both sophisticated concepts and down-to-earth practical action steps. It is ‘must reading’ for anyone who wants to survive affairs—or just to improve their marriage. — Peggy Vaughan, author of The Monogamy Myth

Scott Haltzman has done it again—given us a wise, compassionate, and practical guide to the perils and joys of married life. Here he takes on the most shameful and agonizing experience people go through in relationships in a book that helps both the person cheated on and the person who had the affair. Anyone who has gone through this turbulent experience should read it. — William J. Doherty, Ph.D., professor and director, Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project at the University of Minnesota, and author of Take Back Your Marriage

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The Secrets of Happy Families

This is a wonderful book. I recommend it to all families as required reading. — Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. author, Getting the Love You Want and Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents

This is a beautiful book—timely, passionate, and powerful. It is also so well written, it's a page-turner and you'll find wealth of insight on every page. If you have specific questions about how to make family love last, this book has practical answers. — Michael Gurian author, The Minds of Boys and The Wonder of Girls

Scott Haltzman's writing is so engaging, it's the kind of book you pick up in a bookstore and find yourself still reading a half hour later. Inspiring and enlightening, it is filled with fascinating facts, educational anecdotes, and wise advice that you will remember, use, and repeat to others, even years from now. Don't miss this outpouring of love from a seasoned writer and psychiatrist. — Susan Page author, Why Talking Is Not Enough and If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?

An authoritative book on a timely subject for mental-health professionals and parents looking to strengthen familial bonds. — Library Journal


Dr. Scott has been featured on: Rachel Ray, Today, Good Morning America
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