Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: The Courage to Treat Sexual Problems. Sexuality and the Mental Health Profession -- Making the Shift: Comfort With Sexuality -- Sexual Anatomy and Psychosexual Development -- Evolution of the Field of Sexology and Sexual Health Definitions -- Part II: Assessing and Treating Sexual Concerns. Assessing Sexual Problems -- Women?s Sexual Health Problems -- Men?s Sexual Health Problems -- Relationships and Sex Therapy -- Parents? Questions About Sex -- Therapy With Sexual Minorities -- Sexuality and Mental Health Problems -- Sexual Recovery in Trauma Survivors -- Healing Painful Sex -- Sexuality and Reproduction -- Sexuality and Medical Problems -- Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Sexuality and Aging -- Alternative Sexual Practices -- Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior -- Part III: Ethics and Practice of Sex Therapy. Ethical Management of Sex Therapy Casework -- Sex Therapy: Now and in the Future.