Table of Contents

First Foreword, John Bancroft
Second Foreword, AlbertEllis
1. Introduction, Al Cooper
SECTION I: SpecialPopulations: How They Are Being Impacted by InternetSexual Issues
2. Women and the Internet, SandraLeiblum
3. Men Who Have Sex with Men and the Internet: Emerging Clinical Issues and their Management, Michael W.Ross and Michael R. Kauth
4. Access to Pleasure: Onramp to Specific Information on Disability, Illness, and Other Expected Changes Throughout the Lifespan, Mitchell S. Tepper and Annette Owens
5. Effects of Internet Sexuality on Children and Adolescents, Robert E.Freeman-Longo
6. Effects of Cybersex Problems on the Spouse and Family, Jennifer Schneider
SECTION II.Cybersex Problems: Understanding and Addressing
7. Virtual Sexuality in the Workplace: A Wake-up Call for Clinicians, Employers, and Employees, Al Cooper, IreneMcLoughlin and Pauline C. Reich
8. The Compulsive Nature of Cybersex in the Next Sexual Revolution, DavidL. Delmonico, Patrick J. Carnes and ElizabethGriffin
9. The Electronic Bedroom: Treatment Considerations for Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior, Dr.Kimberly S. Young and Dr. David Greenfield
10. Paraphilias and the Internet.
SECTION III. Other Issuesof Which Clinicians Need to Be Aware
11. Sexuality and the Internet: Ethics, Regulation and Security, S.MichaelPlaut
12. Harnessing the Power of Internet to Improve Sexual Relationships, Al Cooper, Coralie Scherer andDavid Marcus
13. Obtaining Data About Human Sexual Functioning from the Internet, Eric P. Ochs, Kenneth Mahand Yitzchak M. Binik
14. The Future of Internet Sexuality, Azy Barak and William A. Fischer

About the Author

Al Cooper

Reviews

"Like it or not the world of cybersex is upon us and mental health professionals must stay informed. There is no better place to start than this informative and comprehensive volume." -- Irvin Yalom, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Author ofThe Gift of Therapy, When Nietzsche Wept & Love's Executioner
"...an accessible, interesting, and clearly expressed volume of work." -- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology"Sex and the Internet is an excellent guide for sexual health clinicians. It helps them to consider the possible and potential advantages and dangers of sexuality issues on the Internet for both the general public and for their clients." -- Dr. Beverly Whipple, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, Rutgers University; President-elect, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (Nov. 2002), Vice-President, World Association for Sexology (2001-2005)"Finally! A serious and broad look at the behavioral and cultural impact of sex on the Internet. The editor has assembled a group of first-rate interdisciplinary experts in a highly readable and engaging book. If you are interested in how the Internet has affected, and will affect our sexual world, you will need to read this fascinating collection." -- Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, University of Washington, Author of Everything You Know About Love and Sex is Wrong and Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Children About Sex and Character
"Al Cooper of the San Jose Marital and Sexuality Centre provides some needed guidance for clinicians on the topic of sex and the Internet in his new edited volume." -- Journal of Sex Research"For researchers, clinicians, and others interested in and/or working in the area of xexuality and the Internet, this book is a 'must read'. Your vocabulary will be expanded, your understanding of the issues will be broadened, and your appreciation for the complexity of the study of sexuality-related issues on the Internet will be greatened." -- AIDS CARE, Vol 16, No.1