Pub Date : 2022-12-25DOI: 10.1177/26318318221143896
Vijay Chathoth, V. Mavillapalli, S. Puli
{"title":"Lacunae in Addressing Sexual Problems in Postgraduate Psychiatry Training in India","authors":"Vijay Chathoth, V. Mavillapalli, S. Puli","doi":"10.1177/26318318221143896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221143896","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"5 1","pages":"60 - 61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48406567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-25DOI: 10.1177/26318318221143910
Vijay Chathoth, V. Vardhan
{"title":"Teacher’s Role in a Child’s Psychosexual Development","authors":"Vijay Chathoth, V. Vardhan","doi":"10.1177/26318318221143910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221143910","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"5 1","pages":"62 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42768605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-04DOI: 10.1177/26318318221133723
C. Narayan, M. Narayan, Kritika Agarwal, Lavanya Seth, Mridul Deepanshu
Sex and sexuality are frequently the cause of erratic, aggressive and violent behavior. Women are often at the receiving end of such behaviors and are subjected to sexual assaults. The Mathura rape case, the Nirbhaya case and the Kathua rape case are some of the heinous crime cases against women that occurred and rocked the entire country. In response to these cases, amendments were introduced in the laws dealing with the offences against women in our country by way of Criminal Law (Amendment) Acts in 1983, 2013 and 2018. Verma Committee formed after the Nirbhaya case was of the view that rape and sexual assault are not merely crimes of passion but an expression of power. The 2013 Amendment brought about substantial changes in the laws for crimes against women, and several new crimes like stalking, harassing the women at the work places, voyeurism, severe punishments for acid throwing and so on were introduced. The Information Technology Act, 2000, describes cyber-crimes in relation to sex and sexuality and has provisions for severe punishment. The POCSO Act was enacted in 2012 to deal with sexual offences committed against children. Recently, important developments have occurred, like decriminalizing the same-sex relationships, striking down adultery as an offence, introducing legislation for transgenders, ensuring human rights for sex workers and so on. A brief account of criminal laws in relation to sex and sexuality is given in this article.
{"title":"An Overview of Criminal Laws in India in Relation to Sex and Sexuality","authors":"C. Narayan, M. Narayan, Kritika Agarwal, Lavanya Seth, Mridul Deepanshu","doi":"10.1177/26318318221133723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221133723","url":null,"abstract":"Sex and sexuality are frequently the cause of erratic, aggressive and violent behavior. Women are often at the receiving end of such behaviors and are subjected to sexual assaults. The Mathura rape case, the Nirbhaya case and the Kathua rape case are some of the heinous crime cases against women that occurred and rocked the entire country. In response to these cases, amendments were introduced in the laws dealing with the offences against women in our country by way of Criminal Law (Amendment) Acts in 1983, 2013 and 2018. Verma Committee formed after the Nirbhaya case was of the view that rape and sexual assault are not merely crimes of passion but an expression of power. The 2013 Amendment brought about substantial changes in the laws for crimes against women, and several new crimes like stalking, harassing the women at the work places, voyeurism, severe punishments for acid throwing and so on were introduced. The Information Technology Act, 2000, describes cyber-crimes in relation to sex and sexuality and has provisions for severe punishment. The POCSO Act was enacted in 2012 to deal with sexual offences committed against children. Recently, important developments have occurred, like decriminalizing the same-sex relationships, striking down adultery as an offence, introducing legislation for transgenders, ensuring human rights for sex workers and so on. A brief account of criminal laws in relation to sex and sexuality is given in this article.","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"5 1","pages":"23 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45884729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-30DOI: 10.1177/26318318221134268
A. Kar, Nabagata Das, Matt Broadway-Horner, Praveen Kumar
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been a significant public health problem in same-sex relationships. However, health policies across the globe do not address IPV causing a massive gap in health and economic burden. In the last decade, crucial missing links have been established, and researchers tried to connect the dots of this severe health disparity. This intersectionality has found the impact of race, gender, class, physical ability, and legal framework of IPV in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) relationships. However, preventive strategies, training programs, and dialogues in the clinical field about IPV are from heteronormative lenses. This particular bias can perpetuate the issue and will remain one of the leading causes of health burden in the LGB population. This article reviews the lacunae in health policies regarding same-sex IPV, highlights its impact on minority mental health, and calls for attention to train health-care professionals regarding the same.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/26318318221108521
Prama Bhattacharya
{"title":"“Nowhere to Sleep Safe”: Impact of Sexual Violence on Homeless Women in India","authors":"Prama Bhattacharya","doi":"10.1177/26318318221108521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221108521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"4 1","pages":"223 - 226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44231661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/26318318221116042
A. Jha, D. Banerjee
Contrary to the earlier notion that addiction is predominantly a substance dependency, research now suggests that any source or experience capable of stimulating an individual has addictive potential. This has led to a paradigm shift in the psychiatric understanding of behavioural addictions. These can refer to a range of behaviors such as gambling, video gaming, and sexual practices. Hypersexual behavior and pornography addiction come to the fore when the behavior becomes intensive, out of the individual’s control, and persists in that pattern despite harmful consequences and risk of harm to one’s emotional and/or physical health. The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic with its’ social distancing norms has further turned sexual practices to digital platforms with increase in pornography use, and hence addictions and unhealthy use of technology. There are several overlapping lines between these dimensions, and there are both components of compulsivity and impulsivity involved. Substantial evidence of neurobiological and psychological models has been used to conceptualize sex and pornography addictions. However, there is no academic consensus or operational criteria that can aid in diagnosing these conditions or estimating their impact. Moreover, the body of evidence on effective treatments is limited. With this background, this descriptive review looks at the various neurophysiological, genetic, and imaging markers of sex and pornography addictions including their possible evidence-based neuroplastic effects on the brain functioning and sexual behavior, and the neurobiological intersections with substance-abuse disorders, and finally outlines the future directions of related research.
{"title":"Neurobiology of Sex and Pornography Addictions: A Primer","authors":"A. Jha, D. Banerjee","doi":"10.1177/26318318221116042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221116042","url":null,"abstract":"Contrary to the earlier notion that addiction is predominantly a substance dependency, research now suggests that any source or experience capable of stimulating an individual has addictive potential. This has led to a paradigm shift in the psychiatric understanding of behavioural addictions. These can refer to a range of behaviors such as gambling, video gaming, and sexual practices. Hypersexual behavior and pornography addiction come to the fore when the behavior becomes intensive, out of the individual’s control, and persists in that pattern despite harmful consequences and risk of harm to one’s emotional and/or physical health. The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic with its’ social distancing norms has further turned sexual practices to digital platforms with increase in pornography use, and hence addictions and unhealthy use of technology. There are several overlapping lines between these dimensions, and there are both components of compulsivity and impulsivity involved. Substantial evidence of neurobiological and psychological models has been used to conceptualize sex and pornography addictions. However, there is no academic consensus or operational criteria that can aid in diagnosing these conditions or estimating their impact. Moreover, the body of evidence on effective treatments is limited. With this background, this descriptive review looks at the various neurophysiological, genetic, and imaging markers of sex and pornography addictions including their possible evidence-based neuroplastic effects on the brain functioning and sexual behavior, and the neurobiological intersections with substance-abuse disorders, and finally outlines the future directions of related research.","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"4 1","pages":"227 - 236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42908900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/26318318221116354
N. Prause, J. Binnie
“Reboot” coaches claiming to treat pornography addiction increasingly claim to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). They view ED as due to pornography viewing. However, anxiety has long been the best predictor of ED. We hypothesized that those involved in Reboot treatments would report erectile difficulties predicted by anxiety symptoms and not pornography viewing. Six-hundred and sixty-nine participants familiar with Reboot treatments completed a series of online questionnaires. Among those who participated in Reboot treatments, anxiety symptoms predicted ED. Pornography viewing frequency did not mediate or moderate this relationship. Licensed providers should work to dispel this apparent health disinformation by life “Reboot” coaches.
{"title":"Reboot/NoFap Participants Erectile Concerns Predicted by Anxiety and Not Mediated/Moderated by Pornography Viewing","authors":"N. Prause, J. Binnie","doi":"10.1177/26318318221116354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221116354","url":null,"abstract":"“Reboot” coaches claiming to treat pornography addiction increasingly claim to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). They view ED as due to pornography viewing. However, anxiety has long been the best predictor of ED. We hypothesized that those involved in Reboot treatments would report erectile difficulties predicted by anxiety symptoms and not pornography viewing. Six-hundred and sixty-nine participants familiar with Reboot treatments completed a series of online questionnaires. Among those who participated in Reboot treatments, anxiety symptoms predicted ED. Pornography viewing frequency did not mediate or moderate this relationship. Licensed providers should work to dispel this apparent health disinformation by life “Reboot” coaches.","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"4 1","pages":"252 - 254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41910701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/26318318221131745
T. Rao, N. Shah, C. Andrade
The definition of rape codified in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) includes all forms of sexual assault involving non-consensual intercourse with a woman. Non-Criminalization of marital rape in India emanates from Exception 2 to Section 375. However, Exception 2 to Section 375 exempts unwilling sexual intercourse between a husband and a wife over fifteen years of age from Section 375’s definition of “rape” and thus immunizes such acts from prosecution. As per current law, a wife is presumed to deliver perpetual consent to have sex with her husband after entering into marital relations.
{"title":"Marital Rape in India","authors":"T. Rao, N. Shah, C. Andrade","doi":"10.1177/26318318221131745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221131745","url":null,"abstract":"The definition of rape codified in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) includes all forms of sexual assault involving non-consensual intercourse with a woman. Non-Criminalization of marital rape in India emanates from Exception 2 to Section 375. However, Exception 2 to Section 375 exempts unwilling sexual intercourse between a husband and a wife over fifteen years of age from Section 375’s definition of “rape” and thus immunizes such acts from prosecution. As per current law, a wife is presumed to deliver perpetual consent to have sex with her husband after entering into marital relations.","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"4 1","pages":"221 - 222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46282949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-26DOI: 10.1177/26318318221117527
Aritra Chatterjee, Manisha Dasgupta
Background: There is a tendency to use projective assessment to single out intrapsychic vulnerabilities of LGBTQIA+ individuals in mental health literature, without giving due weightage to their marginalized contexts. Additionally, their experiences in accessing mental health services are often nonaffirmative due to dominant pathological discourses in mainstream settings, even though scientific-clinical consensus has been explicit about depathologization. Objectives: The current study aims to understand implicit perceptions and attitudes toward clinical authority in a sample of 10 self-identified LGBTQIA+ mental health service-users in Kolkata. It also aims to contextualize the same against their lived experiences of mental health-care use. Methodology: Qualitative method was used in the current study. Data was collected with the help of sociodemographic questionnaire (for identifying social locations of participants), semi-structured interviews (for eliciting lived experiences of clinical relationships in mental health care), and projective storytelling with the help of TAT Cards 1 and 12M. Results: Analysis of projective storytelling reveals predominantly negative perception of clinical authority with prominent themes of being overpowered by authority, dilemma regarding clinical outcome, passivity, sexual violation, and extreme perceived hostility from environment. Such perception is explainable in the light of lived experiences of discrimination in mental health care, personal vulnerabilities, lack of wholesome interpersonal relationships, and being victims of dominant pathologizing discourses in mental health sciences. Conclusion: Mental health-care praxis needs to direct its attention to discriminatory experiences of service-users from gender and sexual minorities. Practitioners must be encouraged to develop specific competency in this regard, and be mindful of their own biases and prejudice when interacting with clients. JEL Classification:
{"title":"Perception of Clinical Authority in LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Service Users: An Exploration Through Projective Storytelling and Experiential Narratives","authors":"Aritra Chatterjee, Manisha Dasgupta","doi":"10.1177/26318318221117527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221117527","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There is a tendency to use projective assessment to single out intrapsychic vulnerabilities of LGBTQIA+ individuals in mental health literature, without giving due weightage to their marginalized contexts. Additionally, their experiences in accessing mental health services are often nonaffirmative due to dominant pathological discourses in mainstream settings, even though scientific-clinical consensus has been explicit about depathologization. Objectives: The current study aims to understand implicit perceptions and attitudes toward clinical authority in a sample of 10 self-identified LGBTQIA+ mental health service-users in Kolkata. It also aims to contextualize the same against their lived experiences of mental health-care use. Methodology: Qualitative method was used in the current study. Data was collected with the help of sociodemographic questionnaire (for identifying social locations of participants), semi-structured interviews (for eliciting lived experiences of clinical relationships in mental health care), and projective storytelling with the help of TAT Cards 1 and 12M. Results: Analysis of projective storytelling reveals predominantly negative perception of clinical authority with prominent themes of being overpowered by authority, dilemma regarding clinical outcome, passivity, sexual violation, and extreme perceived hostility from environment. Such perception is explainable in the light of lived experiences of discrimination in mental health care, personal vulnerabilities, lack of wholesome interpersonal relationships, and being victims of dominant pathologizing discourses in mental health sciences. Conclusion: Mental health-care praxis needs to direct its attention to discriminatory experiences of service-users from gender and sexual minorities. Practitioners must be encouraged to develop specific competency in this regard, and be mindful of their own biases and prejudice when interacting with clients. JEL Classification:","PeriodicalId":34753,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosexual Health","volume":"4 1","pages":"243 - 251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45365920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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