Treating Sexual Desire Disorders: A Clinical Casebook

The loss or lack of interest in sex is a common complaint in sex therapy. Organized around in-depth case presentations, this book showcases effective treatment approaches for individuals and couples.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction and Overview: Clinical Perspectives on and Treatment for Sexual Desire Disorders, Sandra R. Leiblum 2.The Double Flame: Reconciling Intimacy and Sexuality, Reviving Desire, Esther Perel 3. Using Crucible Therapy to Treat Sexual Desire Disorders, David Schnarch 4.The Canary in the Coal Mine: Reviving Sexual Desire in Long-Term Relationships, Kathryn Hall 5. Confronting Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: Secrets, Variant Arousal, and Good-Enough Sex, Barry McCarthy and Alisa Breetz 6. “Desire Disorders†or Opportunities for Optimal Erotic Intimacy?, Peggy J. Kleinplatz 7. A Skeptical View of Desire Norms and Disorders Promotes Clinical Success, Leonore Tiefer and Marny Hall 8. Complaints of Low Sexual Desire: How Therapeutic Assessment Guides Further Interventions, Rosemary Basson 9. Cognitive-Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Low Sexual Desire, Lori A. Brotto and Jane S.T. Woo 10. Dancing to Their Own Music, David C. Treadway 11. Treatment of Low Sexual Desire in the Context of Comorbid Individual and Relationship Dysfunction, Douglas K. Snyder 12. The Role of Androgens in the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women, Joanna B. Korda, Sue W. Goldstein, and Irwin Goldstein 13.Sexual Psychopharmacology and the Treatment of Desire Deregulation, Bonnie R. Saks 14.The Desire to Feel Whole Again: The Quest for Sexual Desire after Breast Cancer, Michael Krychman and Susan Kellogg Spadt

About the Author :
Edited by Sandra R. Leiblum, PhD, Center for Sexual and Relationship Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

Review :
"Leiblum has assembled an impressive array of experts in sexual health to illustrate a wide range of clinical interventions for individuals distressed by low sexual desire. Chapters discuss psychotherapeutic treatments that target predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining psychological factors, along with treatments that address biological facets of sexual desire and intimacy. Detailed clinical examples are provided. All clinicians will benefit from the different theoretical and clinical perspectives described in this book." - Anita H. Clayton, David C. Wilson Professor of Psychiatry, University of Virginia, USA "Treating sexual desire problems is rarely easy, but often very rewarding. This outstanding casebook enhances our understanding of both the complexities of these difficulties and the possibilities for meaningful change. Experienced therapists will feel quite at home with the perspectives of the many creative contributors to this volume, and students will find it an enlightening, inspiring text for a wide range of courses on human sexuality, sexual dysfunction, and couple therapy." - Alan S. Gurman, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Family Therapy Training, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, USA "A remarkably useful and important contribution. The introductory chapter reflects Leiblum's years of insightful work and can stand alone as a comprehensive review of the research and clinical issues that need to be considered in treating desire disorders in men and women. Subsequent chapters from other esteemed experts cover an array of relevant and interesting topics. Taken together, the volume synthesizes the foremost thinking in the field. It offers valuable information and guidance for practicing clinicians as well as graduate students, psychology interns, and psychiatric residents." - John Wincze, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, USA