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Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex Abstinence-only sex education can work—if it’s based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other types of risky behavior like smoking and… - Full Story - »»»     Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders This section consists of two subsections. The first focuses on the treatment of sexual dysfunctions such as hypoactive sexual desire, premature ejaculation, male erectile disorder, dyspareunia, and female arousal and orgasmic disorders. The second focuses on the treatment of transvestism, gender identity disorders (Gender Identity Disorder of Adulthood, Females With Gender Identity Disorder, Gender Identity Disorder in Children and Adolescents), and the paraphilias. The chapters on sexual dysfunction emphasize that sexual function is the end product of complicated, interactive biological and psychological influences. Psychological influences on sexual behavior include the individual life experiences of each partner, the partners' common experience as a couple, and their current interactional pattern. Thus, sexual dysfunction can have its etiology in a myriad of biological and psychological systems. Effective intervention involves an appreciation of the complexity of the influences that establish and maintain sexual symptoms.

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- Sexual Desire Disorders - Introduction Social Context Hypoactive Sexual Desire - Definitions and Diagnostic Criteria - Gender Issues - Prevalence - Comorbidity With Other Sexual Difficulties - Etiology --- Psychological Factors --- Organic Factors - Assessment - Biological Drive - Treatment Approaches --- Psychodynamically Oriented Sex Therapy --- Cognitive and Behavioral Perspectives --- Systems and Interactional Perspectives --- Medical Treatments - Management of Hypoactive Sexual Desire --- Primary Hypoactive Sexual Desire --- Secondary Hypoactive Sexual Desire Hyperactive Sexual Desire - Etiology and Terminology - Management of Hyperactive Sexual Desire - Male Erectile Disorder - Introduction Definition Prevalence Mechanism of Erection Causes of Erectile Dysfunction - Biological or Organic Factors - Psychological Factors Evaluation Treatment - Patient Education - Psychological Treatment Modalities - Biological Treatment Modalities - Mechanical Devices - Surgical Modalities - Pharmacological Treatment of ED - Guidelines for Treatment of ED - Who Should Counsel? Therapeutic Outcome Conclusions   Your sexual life indicative of your… Making love twice a week or more often helps reduce risk of heart disease in men, a study published…   Screening and treating girls doesn’t reduce… Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage…   Modernizing the treatment of sexual dysfunction… Modern, couple-oriented treatment for male sexual dysfunction takes the psychosocial aspects of sex… Female Sexual Disorders - Introduction - Diagnostic Features Female Sexual Arousal Disorder Female Orgasmic Disorder Prevalence Etiology of Female Sexual Dysfunction - Impact of Events - Individual Factors - Relationship Factors - Physical Factors Treatment - Sensate Focus - Other Treatment Strategies - Case Example Conclusions Up | Down | Top | Bottom Premature Ejaculation Introduction Premature Ejaculation - Definition - Diagnostic Issues - Prevalence - Etiology - Treatment - Pharmacological Treatment Male Orgasmic Disorder - Definition - Diagnostic Issues - Prevalence - Etiology - Treatment Sexual Pain Disorders Introduction Dyspareunia Differential Diagnosis Physical Causes Treatment of Dyspareunia Vaginismus Prevalence Etiology of Vaginismus Erroneous Assumptions Conclusions Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders Transvestism and Gender Identity Disorder in Adults Gender Identity Disorder in Children and Adolescents   Introduction   What Are Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders?   Paraphilias   Paraphilia-Related Disorders   Clinical Characteristics   Are Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders Treatment-Responsive Psychiatric Conditions?   Treatment Implications   Pedophilia   Introduction   Treatment to Reduce Pedophiliac Interests   - Covert Sensitization   - Olfactory Aversion   - Satiation   - Imaginal Desensitization   - Psychosurgery   - Pharmacological Interventions   Treatment to Establish Adult Sexual Interest   Treatment to Decrease Attitudes and Beliefs Supportive of Pedophiliac Behavior   Treatment to Develop Prosocial Behavior       Introduction   Transvestism   - Definition   - Phenomenology   - Clinical Presentation   - Comorbid Conditions   - Treatment   - Treatment for Spouses of Transvestites   Gender Identity Disorder of Adulthood   Clinical Presentation   Differential Diagnosis   General Treatment Considerations   Psychiatric Treatments   Hormonal Treatments   Ancillary Treatments   Females With Gender Identity Disorder   Surgical Treatments: Sex Reassignment Surgery   Treatment of Incarcerated Patients   Bioethical Issues in Treatment Decisions for Gender Identity Disorder     Introduction   Rationales for Therapeutic Intervention   Prevention of Homosexuality in Adulthood   Treatment of the Child   Behavior Therapy   Psychotherapy   Mother-Child Relations   Father-Child Relations   Eclectic Psychotherapy   Sex of the Therapist   Group Therapy   Treatment of the Parents   Treatment of the Adolescent