Sexuality in Mid-Life [Hardcover]

Stephen B. Levine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0306457423 | ISBN-13: 978-0306457425 | Edition: 1st

Frank, clear, and compelling, this new volume provides a highly accessible discussion of the psychology of love in the middle years for both laypersons and professionals. Author Stephen B. Levine, a renowned authority on human sexuality, draws on decades of clinical practice to describe in extraordinary depth psychological intimacy, sexual desire, psychological development, the six eras of sexual life, extramarital affairs, menopause, sexual impairments due to new antidepressants, and other topics of particular importance to people at this stage of life. He places special emphasis on the biology of sexual decline in the fifties, and also includes a unique chapter on being a middle-aged therapist.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"What I especially like about this book is that it is written from an unabashedly personal perspective. In a clear and concise voice, the author tells us how he approaches the problems of love, sex, intimacy, and dysfunction that he encounters in his practice as a middle-aged clinician. Stephen Levine has devoted his professional life to the study of sexuality - as a clinician, researcher, and educator. In 11 chapters ... the author ably weaves together his own clinical experience with relevant references to the work of others. The resulting tapestry is complex and rewarding - and well worth studying." (Maj-Britt Rosenbaum in Book Forum (1999)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (February 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306457423
• ISBN-13: 978-0306457425
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,017,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen B. Levine, born in 1942, is a practicing psychiatrist who specializes in numerous problems relating to sexual and love relationships. He has written for both professional and lay readers. He was the recipient of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research's Masters and Johnson LIfetime Achievement Award in 2005. Long interested in the nature of sexual desire, he often lectures and writes about the apparent deficiencies and excesses of desire. Many have praised his illumination of the meanings and processes of love over the life cycle.