Sexual dysfunction - The brain-body connection

Aug 10 2008

When asked, everyone seems to agree that sex is an important part of life and that sexual health is important for one's overall well-being.

Yet, based on a US study, 43% of women and 31% of men experience some sort of sexual dysfunction like decreased libido, premature or delayed ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, difficulty with orgasms, pain during intercourse, to name but a few. Succesful treatment is hence tantamount to improve many people's quality of life.

This volume, written by a team of international experts in the area of sexology, is an authoritative review of the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction. Areas such as impact of psychotropic medications, mental and physical illness and substance abuse on sexual functioning are covered, and several sexual dysfunctions - hypoactive sexual desire disorder, male erectile disorder and premature ejaculation - are reviewed in detail. A chapter on the developments in imaging of sexual dysfunction, an area that is undergoing rapid expansion, is also included.

This publication, filled with a variety of clinically essential information, provides psychiatrists, psychologists, sex therapists, urologists, gynecologists, both clinically and research oriented, with the latest developments in the area of sexual dysfunction.