Sexual Medicine and Psychiatry: Promises, Potentials, and Pitfalls: Global and Local Perspectives

Sexual medicine is a rapidly developing subspecialty of modern medicine. Yet, there are several uncertainties over its place in contemporary medicine. As of now, this is an interdisciplinary field. Several medical disciplines contribute to the evaluation, management of clients with sexual dysfunctions, research, innovation, and generation of further knowledge and skills. Psychiatry has played an essential role in the historical development of sexual medicine. The brain plays a vital role in sexual functioning during health and disease. Several conceptual understandings of the disorders, assessment strategies, and management techniques have psychological or neural science-related underpinnings.Additionally, sexual disorders have high comorbidity with several mental health conditions. Clients can be the best mange if a biopsychosocial perspective on sexual medicines is utilized in diagnosis and management. A host of newer development and progress is happening in this field, so keeping track and consistent updating is imperative for clinicians desirous of competently practicing sexual medicine