1st Edition

Alcoholism and Sexual Dysfunction Issues in Clinical Management

By Bruce Carruth Copyright 1984

    Experts provide specific methodologies for clinicians working with recovering alcoholics and their families. This landmark study of sexual issues in alcoholism treatment addresses impotence in male alcoholics, the sexual dynamics of the client-counselor relationship, homosexual alcoholics, and many other important issues.

    Contents Foreword
    • Preface
    • Alcohol and Human Sexual Response
    • Socio-Sexual Issues in the Using and Recovering Alcoholic
    • Returning to Drinking as a Result of Erectile Dysfunction
    • The Sexual Behavior of Alcohol Women While Drinking and During Sobriety
    • Assessment of Sexual Functioning
    • Treatment of Impotence in Male Alcoholics
    • Special Issues Affecting the Treatment of Gay Male and Lesbian Alcoholics
    • Sexual Dynamics of the Client-Counselor Relationships
    • Glossary
    • Appendix: Resources

    Biography

    David J. Powell