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Sexual Health [Four Volumes]
Series: Sex, Love, and Psychology
Mitchell S. Tepper (ed.), Annette Fuglsang Owens (ed.) Introduction
by
Dr. David Satcher
Praeger Perspectives
Volume 1, Psychological Foundations
Volume 2, Physical Foundations
Volume 3, Moral and Cultural Foundations
Volume 4, State-of-the-Art Treatments and Research
0-275-98774-4/978-0-275-98774-9
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Description
Americans feel free to tell medical doctors of health ills from headaches
to hemorrhoids, and to tell psychologists about mental problems from
depression to delusions. Yet, there is one area that affects both physical
and mental health most people don't discuss with either doctor or psychologist:
sexual health. According to a survey published by the American Medical
Association, 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men in the United
States experience some form of sexual dysfunction, problems are largely
hidden, and so exacerbated. Doctors don't initiate the topic with patients;
neither do most psychologists aside from trained sex therapists. The
problems might not even be rooted in disorders commonly understood
as "illness." As officials at the World Health Organization
have defined it, sexual health is more than the absence of disease.
It is a "state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being
related to sexuality." In this unprecedented four-volume set,
doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, educators, and
clergy break the silence, joining voices to present information vital
for sexual health.
Endorsement From Gorm Wagner, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Copenhagen
University Hospital, Denmark
This monumental work presents in-depth knowledge and extensive information
from many different points of view. Several chapters deal with the
cultural and religious aspects of sexuality, of great importance in
our present world. An excellent work!
Author Information:
MITCHELL S. TEPPER, PhD, MPH is a Sexuality Educator, Researcher,
and Advocate with a special interest in sexual health and the intersection
with disabilities and/or chronic conditions. He holds an MPH from Yale
University and a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the University of Pennsylvania.
He is Founder and President of the Sexual Health Network, Inc., an
organization of health professionals and educators providing information
and guidance to the public, and resources and training to health professionals.
Tepper is a former Board Member for the American Association of Sex
Educators, Counselors and Therapists, for SIECUS and for the International
Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health. Dr. Tepper is currently
Assistant Director of the Center of Excellence for Sexual Health at
Morehouse School of Medicine under the direction of former Surgeon
General Dr. David Satcher.
ANNETTE FUGLSANG OWENS, M.D. is a certified Sexuality Counselor as
well as Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer for the Sexual Health
Network. Owens also founded the Charlottesville Sexual Health and Wellness
Clinic, where she provides sexuality counseling to clients. She is
Editor-in-Chief of Contemporary Sexuality, the monthly newsletter of
the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.
Owens has been featured in Glamour magazine, Good Housekeeping and
USA Today, among other publications. |
