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  • Title: A biopsychosocial approach to sexual recovery after prostate cancer surgery: the role of grief and mourning.
    Author: Wittmann D, Foley S, Balon R.
    Journal: J Sex Marital Ther; 2011; 37(2):130-44. PubMed ID: 21400337.
    Abstract:
    Erectile dysfunction is a common side-effect of prostate cancer surgery that causes men suffering and hinders their sexual recovery. There are studies that describe men's and partners' distress and couples' difficulties engaging in sexual recovery. A few studies show a short-term benefit of brief psycho-social interventions such as psychoeducation and counseling. However, there is no conceptual framework to guide psychosocial treatments. We propose a model of intervention in sexual recovery that incorporates grief and mourning as a gateway to new and satisfying sexuality after prostate cancer treatment.
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