Autor: Kathryn S. K. Hall

Yitzchak M. Binik, PhD („Irv“), is Professor in the Department of Psychology at McGill University and Director of the Sex and Couple Therapy Service at McGill University Health Center in Montreal. Dr. Binik is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology. He was a member of the DSM-5 work group on sexual and gender disorders. Dr. Binik is a recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Professional Psychology Award from the Canadian Psychological Association and the Masters and Johnson Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR). He has published more than 100 refereed articles in the areas of health psychology/psychosomatics and sexuality. His main research interest is sexual dysfunction, with a particular interest in genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. Kathryn S. K. Hall, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Princeton, New Jersey. She began her career in sex therapy working with Drs. Sandra R. Leiblum and Raymond C. Rosen at the Sexual Counseling Service at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences). She has conducted research on a variety of sex-related topics and has presented at national and international conferences. Her current research interests include sexual desire in arranged marriages and cultural variations in the experience and treatment of sexual problems. Dr. Hall is coeditor of The Cultural Context of Sexual Pleasureand Problems: Psychotherapy with Diverse Clients; author of Reclaiming Your Sexual Self: How You Can Bring Desire Back into Your Life, winner of the SSTAR Consumer Book Award; and book review editor for the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy.