Painful genital sexual activity

Authors

Sophie Bergeron, University of Quebec, MontrealFollow
Marta Meana, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Yitzchak M. Binik, McGill UniversityFollow
Samir Khalife, Jewish General HospitalFollow

Editors

Stephen B. Levine; Candace B. Risen; Stanley E. Althof

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2003

Publication Title

Handbook of clinical sexuality for mental health professionals

Publisher

Routledge

Publisher Location

New York, NY

First page number:

131

Last page number:

152

Abstract

The chapter covers: the varied clinical presentations of painful sex; they typical consequences of the problem for women; current and past conceptualizations of painful sex; an overview of current therapeutic options; strategies that have worked for women afflicted with the problem, as well as the challenges that can be encountered when dealing with this population.

Keywords

Dyspareunia; Mental health counseling; Psychosexual disorders; Sexual disorders; Sex therapy

Disciplines

Health Psychology | Medicine and Health | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychology

Language

English

Comments

Incomplete paper data

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Repository Citation

Bergeron, S., Meana, M., Binik, Y. M., Khalife, S. (2003). Painful genital sexual activity. In Stephen B. Levine; Candace B. Risen; Stanley E. Althof, Handbook of clinical sexuality for mental health professionals 131-152. New York, NY: Routledge.