Case Studies in Sex Therapy - Hardcover

by Raymond C. Rosen (Editor), Sandra R. Leiblum (Editor)

The field of sex therapy has changed dramatically since Masters and Johnson were recommending brief, problem-centered treatments that tended to focus on the mechanics of sexuality. With simple cases of premature ejaculation or anorgasmia becoming increasingly rare, clinicians are now utilizing a sophisticated array of multidisciplinary approaches to treat a complex variety of challenging problems and patient populations. Bringing together, under one cover, case studies and clinical discussions by the very authorities whose work is changing the field, Case Studies in Sex Therapy provides a state-of-the-art guide to current clinical practice.

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With simple cases of premature ejaculation or anorgasmia becoming increasingly rare, clinicians are now utilizing a sophisticated array of multidisciplinary approaches to treat a complex variety of challenging problems and patient populations. Bringing together, under one cover, case studies and clinical discussions by the very authorities whose work is changing the field, Case Studies in Sex Therapy provides a state-of-the-art guide to current clinical practice. Chapters in the first section focus on cases of sexual desire disorders and explore such issues as desire disparity between partners, clinical interventions in marital and sex therapy, biological aspects of inhibited sexual desire, treatment considerations with a homosexual couple, the application of integrative therapy for treating secondary low sex desire, and the many factors that may contribute to sexual avoidance. The next section demonstrates both the opportunities and the complex challenges posed to the clinician by the array of new medical, surgical, and pharmacological therapies. Addressing the growing interest in sexual addiction and compulsion, the third section covers controversial issues such as the treatment of a sexually addictive client and the treatment implications when a client has been sexually exploited by another therapist.

Author Biography

Raymond C. Rosen, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Sexual and Marital Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. A prominent scholar and researcher in the area of sexual psychophysiology and male sexuality, Dr. Rosen is a highly productive author and coeditor of many books, including, most recently, Patterns of Sexual Arousal, Erectile Disorders, Sexual Desire Disorders, and the second edition of Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy. Additionally, he is the editor of Annual Review of Sex Research.