Not Tonight Dear

If the recent spate of books is any indication, sexual desire disorder is reaching epidemic proportions (see, for instance, Jennifer Knopf et al.'s ISD: Inhibited Sexual Desire , LJ 12/89). Pietropinto and Simenauer ( Beyond the Male Myth ) describe causes and types of desire loss and provide self-evaluation questionnaires and quizzes to help readers assess their personality types and sexual attitudes. Personal vignettes illustrate therapeutic approaches used by 22 leading sex therapists that can be categorized as either behavioral, cognitive, or experiential. After each description the authors explain and illustrate how such approaches, either individually or in combination, can be used to treat sexual desire disorders and how they can be adapted for self-help. Expect demand: first serial rights have been sold to Cosmopolitan, Self, and New Woman. -- Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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