title: Advances in the understanding and behavioural management of sexual dysfunctions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sexual medicine is a branch often neglected by professionals from different specialties associated with it. However, research in this field has picked up in recent years, owing to recently renewed interest in upholding the sexual rights of the population in general and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups in particular. The recently released Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition, by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013 has stirred up the supporters and critics (of Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition) alike.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition, has updated diagnostic criteria for some of the sexual disorders to improve understanding and diagnostic validity. Certain sexual dysfunctions have been regrouped and sexual response cycle-based classification has been partially withdrawn. Research in the area of behavioral management of sexual dysfunctions has given some novel concepts, particularly for women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although improvements in behavioral management (of sexual dysfunctions) and classification/diagnostic criteria in Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition, is a step forward in the field of sexual medicine, we need to further improve our understanding in many of the lacunae, still bearing on the field of sexual medicine, lest we may fall at the first hurdle.
authors: aDepartment of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka bDepartment of Psychiatry, MLB Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Telkar Srinivasa Sathyanarayana
authors: TS
authors: Rao
authors: Abhinav
authors: A
authors: Tandon
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy