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McConaghy, Nathaniel; James, Stanlie M.; Robertson, Claire; LoPiccolo, Joseph

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“…Some sex therapists (e.g., Bancroft et al, 2003) have responded to medicalization of the profession by asserting that emotional factors, such as sense of well-being and relationship with one's sexual partner, contribute more than genital functioning to distress about sex. If sexual satisfaction is dependent upon relational factors (McConaghy, 2004), sex therapy, which has been since its origin relational in orientation, has a place in the contemporary treatment of sexual concerns. Definitions of women's sexual dysfunctions can be reconsidered without resorting to overmedicalization.…”

Section: Emerging Sexualities: Whither Sexual Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexuality Counseling: A Professional Specialization Comes of Age

Southern

Cade

2011

The Family Journal

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For individuals and couples experiencing such distress, sexuality counseling, an emerging specialization in professional counseling, may provide relief, understanding, healing, and intimacy. This review attempts to describe the paradigm shifts and key figures in the field, sexuality counseling as a professional specialization, the process of sexuality counseling including assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning, and various roadblocks to intimacy. It concludes with advocacy of the new specialization as a synthesis of trends in sexual health.

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Section: Emerging Sexualities: Whither Sexual Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexuality Counseling: A Professional Specialization Comes of Age

Southern

Cade

2011

The Family Journal

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Sex therapy

Rokach

Patel

2021

Human Sexuality

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Determinants of Sexual Satisfaction in Men with Prostate Cancer

Nelson¹,

Choi²,

Mulhall³

et al. 2007

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Objective There is a growing debate about the important determinants of sexual satisfaction in men. Some authors argue that men's sexual satisfaction correlates with physical functioning variables such as erection quality and ejaculatory time. Other authors have suggested that the limited literature indicates that men's sexual satisfaction is related to psychosocial variables such as relationship satisfaction, depression, or anxiety. This study is the first to our knowledge to explore this question in men with prostate cancer. Materials and Methods This archival, cross-sectional research analyzed quality-of-life, depression, and anxiety data on 352 men with early- and late-stage prostate cancer. Questions from the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale-Prostate Cancer Version were used to assess sexual satisfaction, erectile function, and relationship closeness. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess anxiety and depression. Results In general, the subjects reported low sexual satisfaction with a mean score of 2.3 on a 5-point Likert scale (1–5). In the correlational analyses, arthritis, brachytherapy, and depression/anxiety were all negatively associated with sexual satisfaction, while erectile function and relationship closeness were positively associated with sexual satisfaction (P < 0.05). In the subsequent multivariate analysis, erectile function (P < 0.01), relationship closeness (P < 0.05), and depression/anxiety (P < 0.05) remained significant predictors of sexual satisfaction. In this model, erectile functioning produced the largest effect (beta = 0.57) as compared to relationship closeness and depression/anxiety (beta values approximately 0.11). Conclusions In this sample of men with prostate cancer, both physical and psychosocial variables were found to be important determinants of sexual satisfaction. Erectile function appears to have the strongest association with sexual satisfaction; however, variables such as relationship quality, depression, and anxiety are also clearly related to a satisfying sex life in this sample.

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Letters to the Editor

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Sexuality Counseling: A Professional Specialization Comes of Age

Sexuality Counseling: A Professional Specialization Comes of Age

Sex therapy

Determinants of Sexual Satisfaction in Men with Prostate Cancer

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