Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals

by Levine, Stephen B.; Risen, Candace B.; Althof, Stanley E.

• ISBN13: 9781583913314
• ISBN10: 1583913319
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-11
• Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS

Summary

The i Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals /i was designed by psychiatric educators to enable all mental health professionals to more skillfully and competently treat the common sexual concerns of those who seek their help. Written with a deliberate personal supervisory style, this text imparts clear and practical guidance about assessing and treating high prevalence problems that quietly abound in all mental health settings. Eminent distinguished clinicians present vivid clinical illustrations, illuminating explanations of their subjects, and solution-focused approaches to providing realistic care. From learning how to take a relevant sexual history to grappling with the uncertainties of how substances of abuse affect sexual function, this comprehensive text will hold readers' hands and stimulate their minds as they rediscover the fascinating clinical intricacies of sexual strivings to love and to be loved. br Dr. Levine, Mrs. Risen, and Dr. Althof have collaboratively providedclinical services for sexual problems, conducted research, written articles, and educated mental health professionals for over 25 years at Case Western Reserve University Department of Psychiatry. They co-direct the Center for Marital and Sexual Health in Beachwood, Ohio. The i Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals /i is the culmination of their long partnership.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	ix
Contributors	xi
Preface	xiii
Stephen B. Levine
Candace B. Risen
Stanley E. Althof
Part 1: Adult Intimacy: Hopes and Disappointments	1	(92)
Listening to Sexual Stories	3	(18)
Candace B. Risen
What Patients Mean by Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Desire	21	(16)
Stephen B. Levine
Life Processes That Restructure Relationships	37	(20)
David E. Scharff
Infidelity	57	(18)
Stephen B. Levine
Dealing With the Unhappy Marriage	75	(18)
Lynda Dykes Talmadge
William C. Talmadge
Part 2: Women's Sexual Issues	93	(106)
When Do We Say a Woman's Sexuality Is Dysfunctional?	95	(16)
Sharon G. Nathan
Women's Difficulties with Low Sexual Desire and Sexual Avoidance	111	(20)
Rosemary Basson
Painful Genital Sexual Activity	131	(22)
Sophie Bergeron
Marta Meana
Yitzchak M. Binik
Samir Khalife
The Sexual Aversions	153	(14)
Sheryl A. Kingsberg
Jeffrey W. Janata
Facilitating Orgasmic Responsiveness	167	(20)
Carol Rinkleib Ellison
The Sexual Impact of Menopause	187	(12)
Lorraine L. Dennerstein
Part 3: Men's Sexual Issues	199	(76)
Young Men Who Avoid Sex	201	(16)
Derek C. Polonsky
Psychogenic Impotence in Relatively Young Men	217	(20)
Peter Fagan
Erectile Dysfunction in Middle-Aged and Older Men	237	(20)
Raymond C. Rosen
Rapid Ejaculation	257	(18)
Marcel D. Waldinger
Part 4: Sexual Identity Struggles	275	(82)
Male and Female Homosexuality in Heterosexual Life	277	(14)
Richard C. Friedman
Jennifer I. Downey
Understanding Transgendered Phenomena	291	(20)
Friedemann Pfafflin
Men Who Are Not in Control of Their Sexual Behavior	311	(22)
Al Cooper
I. David Marcus
The Paraphilic World	333	(24)
J. Paul Fedoroff
Part 5: Basic Yet Transcendent Matters	357	(100)
Therapeutic Weaving: The Integration of Treatment Techniques	359	(18)
Stanley E. Althof
Recognizing and Reversing Sexual Side Effects of Medications	377	(16)
R. Taylor Segraves
Sexual Potentials and Limitations Imposed by Illness	393	(14)
William L. Maurice
Understanding and Managing Professional--Client Boundaries	407	(18)
S. Michael Plaut
Sexual Trauma	425	(18)
Barry W. McCarthy
The Effects of Drug Abuse on Sexual Functioning	443	(14)
Tiffany Cummins
Sheldon I. Miller
Author Index	457	(6)
Subject Index	463