{"product_id":"sex-love-and-mental-illness-stephanie-buehler-9780313386862","title":"Sex, Love, and Mental Illness: A Couple's Guide to Staying Connected","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sex manual like no other, this book covers a variety of mental health problems and offers ways to overcome them when they threaten to undermine a loving relationship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil now, the marketplace has offered little valuable information for couples in which one or both partners suffers from mental illness with resulting sexual problems. \u003ci\u003eSex, Love, and Mental Illness: A Couple's Guide to Staying Connected\u003c\/i\u003e is for all of those couples. It will help both parties understand the effects of mental illness--and of the medications used to treat it--on sexual desire and performance and provide ways to maintain both physical and emotional intimacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first section of the book centers on common sexual concerns and loving someone with a mental disorder. The second addresses a wide range of mental disorders, their effects on relationships, and ways couples can work together to overcome those effects. Among the conditions covered are mood disorders; anxiety disorders; chronic pain; eating disorders; substance-related disorders; post traumatic stress; ADD; Asperger's Syndrome; and even severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia. The emphasis throughout is on each partner developing empathy and communication skills to enhance the sexual experience and preserve a healthy relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie J. Buehler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313386862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313386862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 34","brand":"Stephanie J. Buehler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44756445036799,"sku":"9780313386862","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc28626c-668d-40cc-842a-229c61c020a8.jpg?v=1706593008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-love-and-mental-illness-stephanie-buehler-9780313386862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}