Sex Therapy - A Practical Guide

Zusatztext This book is an absorbing, straightforward and objective guide to the principles and practice of sex therapy. It is a valuable source of information for those about to embark upon sex therapy training as well as for those experienced in sexual and marital therapy. Klappentext Provides a practical account of the nature! causes! assessment! and treatment of sexual problems. Describes the various treatment approaches! including behavioral! psychotherapeutic! and educational techniques. Zusammenfassung A practical account of the nature, causes, assessment, and treatment of sexual problems. The various stages of treatment are described in sufficient detail for therapists who are about to start sex therapy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Sexual anatomy and sexual response; PART I: SEXUAL PROBLEMS: The nature of sexual problems; The prevalence and effects of sexual problems; Causes of sexual problems; PART II; MANAGEMENT OF SEXUAL PROBLEMS: Assessment; The formulation; The homework assignments; Maximising therapeutic effects and overcoming difficulties; Educational aspects; Helping with general relationship problems; The end of treatment; Research findings concerning sex therapy with couples; Further therapeutic approaches; Concluding comments; Recommended reading; References; Index

Product details

• Authors: Hawton, Keith Hawton, Keith (Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinica Hawton, Keith E. Hawton
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.1985
• EAN: 9780192614131
• ISBN: 978-0-19-261413-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Oxford Medical Publications
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Diagnosis, HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Genetics, SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction, Psychiatry, Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, Medical Genetics, Sex and sexuality: advice and issues, Examination of patients