title: What is clinical sexuality?
abstract: A collage of eight overlapping themes for the definition of sexuality is presented prior to undertaking a historical overview of the rapid development of the field that began in 1970 as "sex therapy." The limitations of theory, behavioral science, and the art of medicine as they apply to helping people with their sexual concerns are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012731:Sex Counseling; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy