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The author has written an unusually fresh work, applying a
biopsychosocial approach to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide
range and degree of disorders. The book will provide mental health
professionals and graduate students with a trustworthy,
sophisticated introduction to sexual health and its problems.
I wrote Sexuality in Mid-Life to assist clinicians in considering
love, sex, intimacy, and dysfunction as they occur in this epoch of
the life cy cle. The chapters reflect my belief that understanding
the processes of living is vital for both the therapist and the
patient. Despite my preoc cupation with creating a cohesive book, I
often thought of these 11 chapters as essays because in this prose
form it is traditional for the author to be palpably present in the
text. I tried not to hide behind the passive constructions
oftypical psychiatric books. I wanted to create a book that did not
restrict itself to scientific findings, clinical experi ences, or
ideological traditions. I wanted to discuss relevant issues that
were generally avoided by professionals. In approaching the topics
of love, extramarital affairs, and menopause, for instance, I hoped
to em phasize the developmental potentials inherent in both
mid-life's smooth sailing and its underappreciated adversities.
Sexuality in Mid-Life is my third solo-authored book. During the
writing ofthe first two, I thought I was painting a picture of the
life cy cle of sexuality. When a young woman said something
complimentary to me about Sex Is Not Simple and quickly added that
I had left out any consideration of the sexuality of pregnancy, I
was stunned by my over sight."
Intended primarily for mental health professionals, Demystifying
Love deals plainly with topics rarely written about for clinicians.
The book discusses in a small package highly readable and useful
topics, such as love (as both noun and verb), psychological
intimacy, sexual desire, as well as infidelity, both in background
concepts and clinical guidelines. As the book shows, love is the
logical point of departure for a clinical understanding of
sexuality and its problems. It is the most conventional framework
for understanding sexual behaviors, the one that is broadly
endorsed across many cultures, often as the ideal context for
sexual expression. The book integrates an analysis of love in
patients dealing with intimacy, sexual desire, infidelity,
forgiveness and reconciliation. Detailed with compelling case
studies, the author's skill as a therapist comes through in the
discussion of these topics-many of which are at the heart of
numerous couple problems. In creating this illuminating work for
mental health professionals, Dr. Levine may have underestimated its
appeal. Dr.Levine's ability to shed light on our internal processes
as we love and attempt to be loved throughout life may prove to be
of interest to a far broader audience.
Intended primarily for mental health professionals, Demystifying
Love deals plainly with topics rarely written about for clinicians.
The book discusses in a small package highly readable and useful
topics, such as love (as both noun and verb), psychological
intimacy, sexual desire, as well as infidelity, both in background
concepts and clinical guidelines. As the book shows, love is the
logical point of departure for a clinical understanding of
sexuality and its problems. It is the most conventional framework
for understanding sexual behaviors, the one that is broadly
endorsed across many cultures, often as the ideal context for
sexual expression. The book integrates an analysis of love in
patients dealing with intimacy, sexual desire, infidelity,
forgiveness and reconciliation. Detailed with compelling case
studies, the author's skill as a therapist comes through in the
discussion of these topics-many of which are at the heart of
numerous couple problems. In creating this illuminating work for
mental health professionals, Dr. Levine may have underestimated its
appeal. Dr. Levine's ability to shed light on our internal
processes as we love and attempt to be loved throughout life may
prove to be of interest to a far broader audience.
Barriers to Loving is an intriguing exploration of the role of
sexual love over the course of life. Beginning with the mental
health professions' avoidance of the topic, Levine proposes a
compendium of love's pathologies by reorganizing what is familiar
to clinicians into the barriers that limit the formation of
adult-adult love, impediments that diminish a partner's lovability,
and the impediments to feeling and expressing love for a partner.
Before reviewing scientific contributions to the understanding of
love, he explores the topics of sexual excess and infidelity and
how they relate to the aspiration to love and be loved. The final
two chapters synthesize with clarity what to teach about love to
young professionals in order to prepare them for the complexities
they will soon encounter and provide a sophisticated answer to the
question, What is love? Barriers to Loving integrates humanism,
science, and clinical experience in Levine's long-appreciated
unique and mature voice.
Barriers to Loving is an intriguing exploration of the role of
sexual love over the course of life. Beginning with the mental
health professions' avoidance of the topic, Levine proposes a
compendium of love's pathologies by reorganizing what is familiar
to clinicians into the barriers that limit the formation of
adult-adult love, impediments that diminish a partner's lovability,
and the impediments to feeling and expressing love for a partner.
Before reviewing scientific contributions to the understanding of
love, he explores the topics of sexual excess and infidelity and
how they relate to the aspiration to love and be loved. The final
two chapters synthesize with clarity what to teach about love to
young professionals in order to prepare them for the complexities
they will soon encounter and provide a sophisticated answer to the
question, What is love? Barriers to Loving integrates humanism,
science, and clinical experience in Levine's long-appreciated
unique and mature voice.
The Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals,
3rd Edition, builds on the authors' authoritative first person
voice on sexual matters of the previous editions. The work reflects
the field's growing sophistication about sexual disorders and their
therapies. The scope has been expanded to keep pace with new
literature and research in the field, and eight additional chapters
have been added. New topics include the politics of diagnosis,
persistent genital arousal, asexuality, post orgasm illness,
scientific findings concerning origin of orientation, and
partnering with the pharmaceutical industry. Easily accessible, the
Handbook is divided into sections that touch on fundamental
knowledge and skills; treatment; men's major sexual concerns;
women's major sexual concerns; problems common to both genders; the
diversity of sexual lives; and future and trending topics. Written
in a personal, supervisory style, the book will help new therapists
anticipate clinical contingencies and help experienced therapists
refine their thinking and teaching.
The Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals,
3rd Edition, builds on the authors' authoritative first person
voice on sexual matters of the previous editions. The work reflects
the field's growing sophistication about sexual disorders and their
therapies. The scope has been expanded to keep pace with new
literature and research in the field, and eight additional chapters
have been added. New topics include the politics of diagnosis,
persistent genital arousal, asexuality, post orgasm illness,
scientific findings concerning origin of orientation, and
partnering with the pharmaceutical industry. Easily accessible, the
Handbook is divided into sections that touch on fundamental
knowledge and skills; treatment; men's major sexual concerns;
women's major sexual concerns; problems common to both genders; the
diversity of sexual lives; and future and trending topics. Written
in a personal, supervisory style, the book will help new therapists
anticipate clinical contingencies and help experienced therapists
refine their thinking and teaching.
The author has written an unusually fresh work, applying a
biopsychosocial approach to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide
range and degree of disorders. The book will provide mental health
professionals and graduate students with a trustworthy,
sophisticated introduction to sexual health and its problems.
I wrote Sexuality in Mid-Life to assist clinicians in considering
love, sex, intimacy, and dysfunction as they occur in this epoch of
the life cy cle. The chapters reflect my belief that understanding
the processes of living is vital for both the therapist and the
patient. Despite my preoc cupation with creating a cohesive book, I
often thought of these 11 chapters as essays because in this prose
form it is traditional for the author to be palpably present in the
text. I tried not to hide behind the passive constructions
oftypical psychiatric books. I wanted to create a book that did not
restrict itself to scientific findings, clinical experi ences, or
ideological traditions. I wanted to discuss relevant issues that
were generally avoided by professionals. In approaching the topics
of love, extramarital affairs, and menopause, for instance, I hoped
to em phasize the developmental potentials inherent in both
mid-life's smooth sailing and its underappreciated adversities.
Sexuality in Mid-Life is my third solo-authored book. During the
writing ofthe first two, I thought I was painting a picture of the
life cy cle of sexuality. When a young woman said something
complimentary to me about Sex Is Not Simple and quickly added that
I had left out any consideration of the sexuality of pregnancy, I
was stunned by my over sight."
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