A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique
Addresses the most current thought on sexual dysfunction. Shared here are clinical techniques and case studies derived from sex therapy, couples and marital therapy, behavior therapy, psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis. Also clarified is the reasoning behind the most effective and up-to-date interventions.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Excellent, with one major concern:
Treating Sexual Disorders is an excellent, multi-authored work. It describes sex and couples therapy in a comprehensive manner that will be especially useful to the beginning sex therapist. I have one major concern, however, and that is the last chapter (treating paraphilia). The psychodynamic orientation of the author makes him regard paraphilia as inherently pathological, and not just as a result of learning history that gives us all different "turn ons." Charlton speaks, for example, on page 309 of how... more info
Educational, useful and well written:
As a therapist who sees patients with sexual problems I found this book extremely helpful. The various chapters gave me the tools I needed to understand sexual difficulties from a psychological and physical perspective. I've even referred my patients to selected chapters of the book, and they have reported that they were able to understand the concepts without having a professional education. I would recommend this book to seasoned and novice therapists to add to their library. It addresses areas that... more info
