Irving M. Binik, PhD

Primary Axis: 
Health Outcomes
Research Focus: 

Main research interests include genital pain in women and men i.e. dyspareunia, vaginismus, vulvodynia. Also interest in the measurement of sexual arousal and the effects of such arousal on the experience of genital pain.Sexual Dysfunction, Sexology, Pain, Psychosocial Factors, Clinical Psychology, Behavioural Psychology, Health and Behaviour, Multidisciplinary Research in Health

Keywords: 
Sexual Dysfunction, Sexology, Pain, Psychosocial Factors, Clinical Psychology, Behavioural Psychology, Health and Behaviour, Multidisciplinary Research in Health
Location: 
Stewart Biology Building
Publications:
Bergeron S, Khalifé S, Glazer HI, & Binik YM. Surgical and behavioral treatments for vestibulodynia: 2.5-year follow-up and predictors of outcome. Obstetrics & Gynecology 111: 159-166; 2008.
Kukkonen TM, Binik YM, Amsel R, & Carrier S. Thermography as a physiological measure of sexual arousal in both men and women. Journal of Sexual Medicine 4: 93-105; 2007.
Binik YM. Should dyspareunia be retained as a sexual dysfunction in DSM-V? A painful classification decision. Archives of Sexual Behavior 34: 11-21; 2005.