Program Description:
The Center for Sexual and Marital Health provides evaluation and treatment services for all types of sexual dysfunction and relationship difficulties. These include specific sexual disorders, such as erectile failure, inhibited sexual desire, anorgasmia, vaginismus and dyspareunia (painful intercourse), and problems of early and delayed ejaculation.
Treatment is focused on the interaction between relationship and sexual problems, with an emphasis on the most up-to-date assessment of the physical and psychological determinant of the disorder. Patients may be seen in a variety of treatment formats, including individual, couple and group sessions. Workshop programs are offered at times to enhance and extend individual therapy. Treatment services are provided in a highly professional, academic medical center setting.
A. Relationship/Marital Therapy
B. Sex Therapy with Individuals and Couples
C. Women's Sexual Health Center:
A wide array of treatment options are available to women with sexual dysfunction. Therapy is provided for problems related to lack of sexual arousal, difficulty acheiving orgasm, painful intercourse and problems with vaginal penetration. Female staff members provide individual and couple counseling, and female sexual enhancement groups are offered on a regular basis.
D. Erectile Disorders Clinic:
Specialized diagnostic and treatment services are provided for men with erectile difficulties. In collaboration with consultants in urology and endocrinology, the Center offers comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for individuals experiencing difficulty in obtaining and/or maintaining erections. The evaluation process is comprehensive and thorough so that the individual and his partner can make an informed decision about which treatment option to pursue. For men with organically based erectile disorders, vascular, hormonal and neurological assessments are offered, including Nocturnal Penile Tumescence (NPT) testing and other vascular assessment procedures. Viagra and other oral or injectable medications may be prescribed as part of the treatment process.
The Center is also engaged in clinical research studies to develop innovative and effective alternatives for the treatment of male erectile disorders.
E. Treatment of Male Sexual Dysfunction:
Other disorders treated include early or late ejaculation and lack of sexual interest or desire. Therapy can be directed towards individual treatment or couples-based.
F. Infertility and Menopause Counseling:
Counseling and support services are available for women and their partners who are dealing with infertility. These services include deciding among various reproductive options, coping with emotional ups and downs of treatment, deciding when "enough is enough" and maintaining marital and sexual satisfaction during this trying time.
Assistance for women dealing with menopausal issues is available as well. The Center provides both individual counseling and mid-life groups for climacteric women. The staff also works closely with their collegues in gynecology and the Women's Wellness Center of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in offering educational workshops and consultation.
G. Sexual Trauma Recovery Services:
Sexual/physical abuse of children and adults is highly prevelant and often damaging to sexual and psychological well-being. The Program specializes in a multifaceted approach to assessment and
treatment. Specific interventions include family sessions, individual and couple's counseling, and long-term psychotherapy.
H. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Services:
Limited services are available for persons with sexual orientation or gender identity conflicts. Specific counseling is offered to homosexual or bisexual individuals with relationship/sexual difficulties, as well as to those who are distressed by sexual orientation concerns. For individuals with gender identity conflicts, psychological counseling and evaluation are provided. While hormonal or surgical treatment is not provided, appropriate referrals are made when necessary.
Specialized evaluation and treatment services are provided for individuals with problems of compulsive or deviant sexual behavior, as well as for professionals engaging in inappropriate or worrisome sexual behavior. All services are provided on an outpatient basis.
Both court-mandated and self-referred individuals are seen.
I. Sex/Relationship Counseling for Gay and Bisexual Men and Women
J. Coping with the Aftermath of Extramarital Affairs
K. Coping with Unusual Sexual Preferences
L. Sexual Compulsivity
email: psychopharmacology@umdnj.edu
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