Overview

This much-needed work presents a clear, sensitive, and practical guide for clinicians who treat sexual problems among chronically ill men and women. Providing a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties faced by these individuals in their attempts to live full lives, the volume teaches clinicians basic skills needed to comfortably discuss sexuality with patients, assess sexual problems using both psychological and medical approaches, and create a systematic treatment plan. Authors Schover and Jensen's consistent emphasis on integrative assessment and t therapeutic techniques goes a long way toward rectifying the imbalance often created by a strictly medical or psychological techniques.

Full Product Details

Author:   Soren Buus Jensen ,  Leslie R. Schover
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.668kg
ISBN:  

9780898627152

ISBN 10:   089862715
Pages:   345
Publication Date:   25 December 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

I. The Integrative Model of Sexuality Assessment and Treatment. 1. Sexuality and Chronic Illness: An Integrative Approach. 2. Couple Therapy and the Integrative Model. 3. The Matrix of Normal Sexuality. 4. Emotional Factors and Sexuality in Chronic Illness. 5. Physiological Factors in Sexual Problems and Chronic Illness. 6. Assessing Sexual Problems in Medical Patients. 7. Counseling for Sexual Problems in Medical Patients. 8. Combining Sexual Counseling with Medical Treatments. II. Specific Illnesses and Sexuality. 9. Cardiovascular Disease and Sexuality. 10. Sexuality and Diabetes. 11. End-Stage Renal Disease and Sexuality. 12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Sexuality. 13. Cancer and Sexuality. 14. Sexuality and Chronic Pain. 15. Infertility and Sexuality. 16. Major Psychiatric Disorders and Sexuality. 17. Alcoholism and Sexuality. III. Training and Ethical Issues. 18. Training the Primary Care Clinician. 19. Training the Sexual Health Care Specialist. 20. Ethical and Professional Issues in Treating Sexual Problems in the Chronically Ill.

Reviews

Sophisticated scientific review of the medical aspexts of sexual dysfunction. The authors have provided health care professionals with clear, comprehensive, helpful information concerning the preservation and restoration of sexual life among chronically ill people. Quite an accomplishment! - Stephen B. Levine, MD

Author Information

Leslie R. Schover PhD, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas.

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