Harold Lief
Encyclopedia
Harold I. Lief was an American psychiatrist
and psychoanalyst. He was famous as and advocate of sex education
. Lief is credited with the introduction in the DSM of the "inhibited sexual desire
".
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
and psychoanalyst. He was famous as and advocate of sex education
Sex education
Sex education refers to formal programs of instruction on a wide range of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and...
. Lief is credited with the introduction in the DSM of the "inhibited sexual desire
Inhibited sexual desire
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder , is considered as a sexual dysfunction and is characterized as a lack or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity for some period of time...
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