Overview
Sexual disorders may arise from multiple causes. Their clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment must take into account the patient's underlying biology, history and behaviours. Using an approach pioneered at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Peter Fagan applies the four ""perspectives of psychiatry"" (disease, dimension, behaviour, and life story) to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders. This book offers therapists an efficient and clinically proven way to organize the range of theoretical methodologies available, presenting a framework that is both conceptually cohesive and readily applicable in clinical settings. After an introduction, each chapter offers a case study followed by an analysis based on one perspective methodology as well as a discussion of the clinical implications of that perspective. The book closes with a chapter integrating the approaches. This book should be of interest to mental health care professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, who treat patients with sexual disorders.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter J. Fagan, PhD ,
Paul R. McHugh, MD (Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780801875274
ISBN 10: 0801875277
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 09 March 2004
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
<p> Fagan's application of the four perspectives to sexual disorders serves as an important resource for clinicians of all therapeutic disciplines, which provide insight into a challenging niche of therapeutic work that is often overlooked. -- Elizabeth Bruce, Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families
This book encourages debate and argument. I predict Sexual Disorders will become a classic. -- Paul Fedoroff, MD Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2005 Fagan's application of the four perspectives to sexual disorders serves as an important resource for clinicians of all therapeutic disciplines, which provide insight into a challenging niche of therapeutic work that is often overlooked. -- Elizabeth Bruce Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families 2006
Author Information
Peter J. Fagan, Ph.D., is an associate professor of medical psychology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and former president of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.
