Sexual Dysfunction in Women

Table of Contents
Preface
Dedication
1. Description
1.1. Terminology
1.2. Definition
1.2.1. Traditional Models of the Sexual
Response
1.2.2. Challenges to Traditional Models of the
Sexual Response
1.2.3. Sexual Dysfunctions in Women
1.3. Epidemiology
1.3.1. Low Desire or Interest in Sex
1.3.2. Arousal Difficulties
1.3.3. Difficulty With Orgasm
1.3.4. Pain With Intercourse
1.4. Course and Prognosis
1.5. Differential Diagnosis
1.6. Comorbidities
2. Theories and Models of Sexual Dysfunction
2.1. Barlow’s Cognitive-Affective Model
2.2. Dual-Control Model
2.3. The Sexual Tipping Point Model
2.4. Intersystems Approach
2.5. New View Approach
2.6. Summary and Integration of Models
3. Diagnosis and Treatment Indications
3.1. Risk and Dysfunction-Maintaining Factors
3.1.1. Biomedical
3.1.2. Psychological
3.1.3. Social
4. Treatment
4.1. Methods of Treatment
4.1.1. General Assessment and Treatment
Guidelines
4.1.2. Generic Therapy Template
4.1.3. Dysfunction-Specific Assessment and
Treatment Components
4.2. Problems in Carrying Out Treatments
4.2.1. Defining Treatment Success
4.2.2. Sex as Homework
4.2.3. Negotiating the Level of Structure
4.2.4. Avoiding Therapist-Induced Performance
Anxiety
4.2.5. Attention to Secondary Gain
4.3. Multicultural Issues
4.3.1. Gender
4.3.2. Religious and Cultural Norms
4.3.3. Sexual Identity and Orientation
5. Case Vignette
6. Further Reading
7. References
8. Appendix: Tools and Resources