Description
Book SynopsisSexual disorders may arise from multiple causes. Their clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment must take into account the patient''s underlying biology, history, and behaviors. Using an approach pioneered at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Peter Fagan applies the four perspectives of psychiatry (disease, dimension, behavior, 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 currently 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 will be of interest to mental health care professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, who treat patients with sexual disorders.
Trade ReviewThis 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
Table of ContentsForeword, by Paul R. McHugh, M.D.
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to the Perspectives on Sexual Disorders
2. Sex and the Disease Perspective
3. Sex and the Dimension Perspective
4. Sex and the Behavior Perspective: Problematic Behaviors
5. Treatment of Sexual Disorders in the Behavior Perspective
6. Sex and the Life Story Perspective: The Question of Meaning
7. Integrating the Perspectives
References
Index
