Sexual Desire Disorders
New York: The Guilford Press, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine / Near Fine. Item #004826
First printing. Quarter charcoal cloth, black glossy cloth boards. xxii, 470 pp. Some light bumping to spine foot of dust jacket, age toning to covers. A comprehensive guide to contemporary theory, research and treatment of sexual desire disorders. Part I explores psychodynamic and interpersonal perspectives on desire, including object-relations and ego-analytic frameworks. Part II considers cognitive and behavioural perspectives, introducing the editors' sexual scripting approach, and the use of hypnosis in addition to classical cognitive behavioural techniques. Part III explores systems and interactional perspectives, while Part IV, on biological and medical approaches, describes hormones, drugs, and the treatment of desire difficulties in the medically and physically disabled.
Price: $40.00