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Female Sexuality and Health

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This chapter will focus on the issue of female sexuality as encountered within a clinical psychologist’s experience – in terms of both theory and practice. My extensive involvement in the treatment of psychosexual problems (male and female) has supported my belief that there is a very close relationship between sexuality, general well-being and psychological adjustment. Consequently, it is felt that this contribution should fit in well with the book’s aim of addressing the various psychological facets of women’s health and health care.

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  1. Christine D. Baker
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Sheffield, UK

    Paula Nicolson (Lecturer in Medical Psychology) (Lecturer in Medical Psychology)

  2. University College, London, UK

    Jane Ussher (Lecturer in Psychology) (Lecturer in Psychology)

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Baker, C.D. (1992). Female Sexuality and Health. In: Nicolson, P., Ussher, J., Campling, J. (eds) The Psychology of Women’s Health and Health Care. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12028-4_5

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