ANDREW GOLDSTEIN, MD, and MARIANNE BRANDON, PHD, specialize in treating women's sexual health problems. Dr. Goldstein divides his time between Annapolis, Maryland, and New York City. Dr. Brandon resides in Annapolis.
Few popular books deal with sexual desire disorders, so this one is much needed. Goldstein and Brandon, physician and psychologist colleagues at a medical/therapy practice centering on women's sexual health, trace women's low desire to problems in physical health, emotional resilience, intellectual fulfillment, and spiritual contentment. A final section summarizes life-cycle influences. In refreshing contrast to the more-sex-is-always-better school of therapy, the authors maintain that if the existing desire level is not bothersome, it's not a "disorder." They also discuss how not wanting sex can relate to relationship power issues and even have "benefits." A few drawbacks: the title does not indicate that this book is for women, the text in a later chapter about unrealistic media images regarding body size should have been incorporated into an earlier chapter about health and overweight, and the resource listings could have encompassed more topics (e.g., body image, diet, and cognitive therapies such as Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy). Nonetheless, this perceptive, detailed, and helpful book is highly recommended for all public libraries.-Martha Cornog, Philadelphia Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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