Sexuality and Chronic Illness

Download or read book Sexuality and Chronic Illness written by Leslie R. Schover and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1988-06-10 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed work presents a clear, sensitive, and practical guide for clinicians who treat sexual problems among chronically ill men and women. Providing a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties faced by these individuals in their attempts to live full lives, the volume teaches clinicians basic skills needed to comfortably discuss sexuality with patients, assess sexual problems using both psychological and medical approaches, and create a systematic treatment plan. Authors Schover and Jensen's consistent emphasis on integrative assessment and therapeutic techniques goes a long way toward rectifying the imbalance often created by a strictly medical or psychological techniques.