Sexuality and Medicine Volume I: Conceptual Roots

When confronted by the concerns of human sexual function or dys­ function, American medicine finds itself well impaled on the horns of a dilemma. Currently it is acceptable medical practice to treat sexual dysfunctions, disorders, or dissatisfactions that arise from psy­ chogenic etiologies, endocri...

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Other Authors: Shelp, E.E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1987, 1987
Edition:1st ed. 1987
Series:Philosophy and Medicine
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Human Sexuality
  • Medical and Psychiatric Perspectives on a ‘Healthy Sexuality’
  • Medical and Psychiatric Perspectives on Human Sexual Behavior
  • The Origins of Sexual Identity: A Clinician’s View
  • Theories of Transsexualism
  • Sex Research and Therapy
  • A Survey of Human Reproduction, Infertility Therapy, Fertility Control and Ethical Consequences
  • Section II: Sexuality and Sexual Concepts
  • Philosophy, Medicine, and Healthy Sexuality
  • Concepts of Disease and Sexuality
  • Freud and Perversion
  • The Politics of The Natural: The Case of Sex Differences
  • Heterosex
  • Bisexuality: Challenging Our Understanding of Human Sexuality and Sexual Orientation
  • Sex and Love: Sexual Dysfunction as a Spiritual Disorder
  • Notes on Contributors