Main description:

Psychiatry meets sexual medicine! This book explores the links between mental and sexual health and provides guidance for the treatment of the most common sexual problems. The book fills the need of many clinicians and trainees who work in the field of psychiatry and sexual medicine. Offering comprehensive and clearly structured information, case presentations, and key messages this book focuses on sharing essential knowledge and skills of recognized experts in the field. Get inspired by the vivid interactions of psychiatry and sexual medicine and help your patients on their way to improved sexual health!

Contents:

Part 1 General aspects: Historical links between psychiatry and sexual medicine.- Sexual anatomy and functioning.- Neurophysiology of sexual response.- Sexual diversity and transcultural context.- Sexual relationships.- Sexual rights.- The (mental) health benefits of sexuality.- Sexual interview - mental health and relationship issues.- Ethical issues in clinical sexology.- Part 2 Sexual dysfunctions - focus on body and mind: Female sexual dysfunctions.- Male sexual dysfunctions.- Part 3 Psychiatric disorders and sexual functioning: Cognitive disorders.- Substance-related disorders.- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.- Mood disorders.- Anxiety and somatoform disorders.- Eating disorders.- Sleep disorders.- Personality disorders.- Mental retardation.- Autism spectrum disorders.- Part 4 Impact of psychopharmacology on sexual functioning and its management.- Part 5 Psychiatry confronted with gender and sexual orientation-related issues: Non-mainstream sexual orientation.- Gender dysphoria.- Part 6 Traumatic sexual experiences and variant sexual behaviors: Sexual violence: Neuroscientific and clinical l issues in offenders and persons at risk.- Psychiatric and sexual issues in victims of sexual abuse.- Psychiatric issues of paraphilic disorders.- Forensic issues in sexology.- Part 7 Other topics related to psychiatry and sexual medicine: Late-life sexuality.- Problematic hypersexuality.- Genital dysmorphophobia.- Persistent genital arousal disorder.- Post-orgasmic illness syndrome.- Part 8 Psychotherapy and counseling in sexual medicine.