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Weeks (U. of Las Vegas) and Gambescia, a Pennsylvania-based marital and sex therapist, integrate the psychological and organic causes and treatments for the disorder that has become well known with the release of the drug Viagra and as the baby boomers reach their fifties. They reveal that medical treatments have been available for the past 20 years, but that sex therapy has yet to take the problem in hand.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Book Description
A method that comprehensively assesses and treats physical, psychological, and systemic causes of erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction is a widespread phenomenon; about 50 percent of couples entering sex therapy and 25 percent of those entering marital therapy will complain of this problem. While Viagra and other new medical treatments raise hopes for a revitalized sex life, they may uncover marital discord and other sexual dysfunctions. For sex and marital therapists and physicians, this book presents a systematic method for evaluating erectile dysfunction, determining whether its basis is primarily organic or psychogenic, and treating it by integrating medical interventions with sex and marital therapy.
Book Info
Univ. of Las Vegas, NV. Offers an integrated approach that examines organic and psychological factors contributing to erectile dysfunction. Presents medical, psychological, physiological, and practical information. For couple therapists and physicians.
About the Author
Gerald R. Weeks is at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nancy Gambescia is at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia.
Erectile Dysfunction: Integrating Couple Therapy, Sex Therapy and Medical Treatment FROM THE PUBLISHER
A method that comprehensively assesses and treats physical, psychological, andsystemic causes of erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction is a widespread phenomenon; about 50 percent of couples entering sex therapy and 25 percent of those entering marital therapy will complain of this problem. While Viagra and other new medical treatments raise hopes for a revitalized sex life, they may uncover marital discord and other sexual dysfunctions. For sex and marital therapists and physicians, this book presents a systematic method for evaluating erectile dysfunction, determining whether its basis is primarily organic or psychogenic, and treating it by integrating medical interventions with sex and marital therapy.
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Weeks (U. of Las Vegas) and Gambescia, a Pennsylvania-based marital and sex therapist, integrate the psychological and organic causes and treatments for the disorder that has become well known with the release of the drug Viagra and as the baby boomers reach their fifties. They reveal that medical treatments have been available for the past 20 years, but that sex therapy has yet to take the problem in hand. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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