Abstract
Sexual dysfunction is common among individuals with chronic illnesses and is associated with distress and reduced quality of life. Because of the long-term, often irreversible nature of sexual dysfunction in chronic illness and limitations of pharmacological treatments, there is a need to understand cognitive and behavioral coping processes in this population. We present a model of coping with sexual dysfunction that focuses on the construct of flexibility, including the definition of sexual functioning and its centrality to overall self-concept. We describe how this model can be applied in a comprehensive approach to treating sexual dysfunction in individuals with chronic illnesses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235-253 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2006 |
Keywords
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Chronic Disease/psychology
- Depression/prevention & control
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Models, Psychological
- Quality of Life/psychology
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/prevention & control
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/prevention & control
- Sexual Partners/psychology