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Sex, Love, and Mental Illness: A Couple's Guide to Staying Connected

By Stephanie J. Buehler

Book information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2011
ISBN
0313386862, 9780313386862
LCC
RC455.4.S44 B84 2011
Google Books ID
A7cFOaVuOY4C
Open Library ID
OL24479321M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1766483 bytes)
Series
Sex, Love, and Psychology
Edition
1
Pages
160\160
Topic
Psychology
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
Психологические дисциплины;Клиническая психология;

Description

Until now, the marketplace has offered little valuable information for couples in which one or both partners suffers from mental illness with resulting sexual problems. Sex, Love, and Mental Illness: A Couple's Guide to Staying Connected is for all of those couples. It will help both parties understand the effects of mental illness—and of the medications used to treat it—on sexual desire and performance and provide ways to maintain both physical and emotional intimacy.The first section of the book centers on common sexual concerns and loving someone with a mental disorder. The second addresses a wide range of mental disorders, their effects on relationships, and ways couples can work together to overcome those effects. Among the conditions covered are mood disorders; anxiety disorders; chronic pain; eating disorders; substance-related disorders; post traumatic stress; ADD; Asperger's Syndrome; and even severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia. The emphasis throughout is on each partner developing empathy and communication skills to enhance the sexual experience and preserve a healthy relationship.

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