Psychovenereology investigates the psychological factors in human disease (i.e. personality and lifestyle) and their effect on the rate of contraction of sexually transmitted diseases. It also describes the associated illnesses among people who contract sexually related disease and how social mores affect the individual's perception of the disease and how that perception, in turn, affects compliance with treatment. The book also addresses the whole chain of events ranging from high-risk behavior and its psychological determinants to the direct causes of infections and their psychological implications. Concentrating on the homosexual male, this book describes the growing field of psychovenereology and suggests educational and preventative techniques which can help break the psychological patterns of infection related behavior.

Psychovenereology: Personality and Lifestyle Factors in Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Homosexual Men (Sexual Medicine Series, 3)

Self-Help

Ross, Michael W.

Praeger

"I'm like a whirling leaf in the wind," said one of Dr. Lena Nilsson SchOnnesson' s patients, and another "I'm in the claws of HIV." Their voices and those of other HIV-positive patients frame the humanistic and scholarly discussion in this impor tant book. Dr. SchOnnesson, a Fulbright scholar at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University in 1995, has unusually extensive clinical experience in counseling HIV-positive gay men. Her work with 38 such patients treated between 1986 and 1995 is discussed in the pages that follow. Dr. SchOnnesson's longitudinal approach to clinical data is extremely unusual in the psychotherapy literature generally, and in the literature on counseling HIV positive men in particular. Building upon the experience of such recent scholar clinicians as Klitzman, Isay, Schaffner, and others, Dr. SchOnnesson adds some thing unique by analyzing her ongoing detailed notes of the psychotherapeutic process in a systematic quantitative as well as qualitative manner. The analysis of her data is further informed by her coauthor, Dr. Michael Ross, a therapist and investigator whose contribution to the clinical and research literature on the psychotherapeutic treatment of gay men has already been substantial.

Coping with HIV Infection: Psychological and Existential Responses in Gay Men (Aids Prevention and Mental Health)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Schönnesson, Lena Nilsson

Mental Health

Springer

Examines the psychological consequences of marriage for homosexual men and discusses how male homosexuals deal with the problems of family life.

Married Homosexual Man

Routledge

A guide for mental and physical health practitioners, social workers, and students, giving practical tips on asking basic screening questions, completing more detailed sexual histories, and advising patients and clients. Coverage includes history taking for STDs, reactions to STD infection, sexuality and chronic illness, HIV counseling, and sexual orientation. Examples of questions are given which can help identify common sexual concerns and problems. This second edition gains strength from a third author, and contains new chapters on children and adolescents, and on aging and sexuality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sexual Health Concerns: Interviewing and History Taking for Health Practitioners

Channon-Little, Lorna D.

Rosser, B. R. Simon

Men's Health

F.A. Davis Co.

Discussing Sexuality: A Guide for Health Practitioners

Parenting & Relationships

Discussing Sexuality: A Guide for Health Practioners

Maclennan & Petty

Experts explore the relationship between homosexuality and sex roles in this highly important book. A distinguished roster of scholars reevaluate what is known about the biological, psychological, familial, and societal factors involved. They challenge previously held assumptions about the relationships between homosexuality, masculinity, and femininity, and examine the more subtle aspects of the relationship, generating further hypotheses for empirical investigation.

Homosexuality, Masculinity, and Femininity

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Experts explore the relationship between homosexuality and sex roles in this highly important book. A distinguished roster of scholars reevaluate what is known about the biological, psychological, familial, and societal factors involved. They challenge previously held assumptions about the relationships between homosexuality, masculinity, and femininity, and examine the more subtle aspects of the relationship, generating further hypotheses for empirical investigation.

The Married Homosexual Man (Routledge Library Editions: Marriage)

Psychology & Counseling

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