David Miller & John Green 
The Psychology of Sexual Health 

There have been rapid developments in the psychological management
of sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV and AIDS.
However, a significant proportion of those attending genitourinary
clinics do not have a disease or infection, but rather are seeking
help with sexual health issues relating to behaviour, prior sexual
experiences and relationships. Hence as clinics become more and
more generalist there is a need to focus on behavioural aspects of
disease.

This is the first text to draw together the knowledge base and
expertise of clinicians and researchers from all disciplines in the
psychological management of sexual health. It presents advances in
theory and practice in a practical way that will be accessible for
all disciplines.

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List of Contributors ix

Preface xiii

Part 1: Lessons of History and Context 1

1 Introduction: the Meaning of the Psychology of Sexual Health 3
David Miller and John Green

2 Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Sexual Health 8
Michael Adler

3 Psychological Factors in Sexually Transmitted Diseases 21
John Green

4 Behaviour Change for STD Prevention and Sexual Health 38
François Dubois-Arber and Michel Carael

5 Sexualities and Sexual Health/Lessons from History: Emergence of Sexuality as a Sexual Health and Political Issue 53
Delia E. Easton, Lucia F. O’Sullivan and Richard G. Parker

6 STD Control and the Psychology of Sexual Health in Developing Countries 68
John Richens

7 Race and Cultural Issues in Sexual Health 83
Oliver Davidson, Kevin A. Fenton and Aruna Mahtani

8 Regulation of Fertility 95
Sunanda Gupta and Max Elstein

Part 2: Applications in the Psychology of Sexual Health 113

9 Taking a Sexual History 115
James Watson

10 Issues and Principles in the Assessment and Management of Psychosexual Disorders in Sexual Health Settings 125
Janice Hiller and Linda Cooke

11 Psychological Management in HIV Infection 141
Jenny Petrak and David Miller

12 Psychiatric Issues in the Management of Sexual Health Problems 162
Jose Catalan

13 Partner Notification: the Management of Partners in the Sexual Health Setting 174
Sarah Chippindale

14 The Psychological Management of Rape and PTSD: Clinical Issues, Assessment and Treatment 192
Deborah Lee

15 Sexual Health in Primary Care 207
Simon Barton and Paul Fox

16 Personality Disorder and Sexual Health 220
Peter Scragg and Ron Alcorn.

17 Managing the Sequelae of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adults 236
Helen Kennerley

18 Psychological Aspects of Fertility, Reproduction and Menopause 253
Anne Walker and Myra Hunter

19 Cognitive-behavioural Group Interventions to Initiate and Maintain Safer Sex 268
Andrew Billington and Shamil Wanigaratne

20 Psychological Management of Pain Syndromes in a Sexual Health Setting 282
Micheline Byrne and Paula Christmas

21 Unconventional Sexual Lifestyles 292
Robin Bell

22 Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss and Induced Abortion 304
Anne Walker

23 Conclusion 320
John Green and David Miller

Index 327

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Dr David Miller is Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy Services for HIV/GUM at University College London Medical School. Dr John Green is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at St Mary’s Medical School.