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Yitzchak M. Binik

Yitzchak M. Binik

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Psychology

D-Index
62
Citations
12881
World Ranking
3260
National Ranking
204

Overview

Yitzchak M. Binik is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work spans several subfields, including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The main topics addressed in Binik's research involve Sexual Function and Dysfunction Studies, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Pain Management and Placebo Effect, Marriage and Sexual Relationships, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, and Pregnancy-Related Medical Research.

Binik has published research in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • The Journal of Sex Research
  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior

Their recent papers reflect a focus on sexual health, relationships, and associated psychological factors. Notable publications include:

  • "Female Multiple Orgasm: An Exploratory Internet-Based Survey" (2020) in The Journal of Sex Research
  • "The Biopsychosocial Puzzle of Painful Sex" (2022) in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • "Exploring Male Multiple Orgasm in a Large Online Sample: Refining Our Understanding" (2021) in The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • "Trajectories of Dyspareunia From Pregnancy to 24 Months Postpartum" (2022) in Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
  • "Sexual Aversion, Disgust, and Fear of Intimacy: A Comprehensive Case History Using a Multimodal Therapeutic Approach" (2024) in Archives of Sexual Behavior

Frequent collaborators working alongside Binik include Marina Gérard, Michael H. Berry, Ronny Shtarkshall, Rhonda Amsel, and Marta Meana.

Best Publications

  • A randomized comparison of group cognitive–behavioral therapy, surface electromyographic biofeedback, and vestibulectomy in the treatment of dyspareunia resulting from vulvar vestibulitis

    Sophie Bergeron;Yitzchak M Binik;Samir Khalifé;Kelly Pagidas

  • Measuring depressive symptoms in illness populations: Psychometric properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale

    Gerald M. Devins;Carolee M. Orme;Charles G. Costello;Yitzchak M. Binik

  • The Emotional Impact of End-Stage Renal Disease: Importance of Patients' Perceptions of Intrusiveness and Control

    Gerald M. Devins;Yitzchak M. Binik;Tom A. Hutchinson;David J. Hollomby

  • Vaginal Spasm, Pain, and Behavior: An Empirical Investigation of the Diagnosis of Vaginismus

    Elke D Reissing;Yitzchak M Binik;Samir Khalifé;Deborah Cohen

  • Vestibular tactile and pain thresholds in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

    Caroline F Pukall;Yitzchak M Binik;Samir Khalifé;Samir Khalifé;Rhonda Amsel

  • THE NATURE OF HUMAN ORGASM: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF MAJOR TRENDS

    Kenneth Mah;Yitzchak M Binik

  • Etiological Correlates of Vaginismus: Sexual and Physical Abuse, Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Self-Schema, and Relationship Adjustment

    Elke D. Reissing;Yitzchak M. Binik;Samir Khalife;Deborah Cohen

  • Biopsychosocial profile of women with dyspareunia.

    Marta Meana;Yitzchak M. Binik;Samir Khalife;Deborah R. Cohen

  • Women's Sexual Pain and Its Management

    Willibrord Weijmar Schultz;Rosemary Basson;Yitzchak Binik;David Eschenbach

  • Pelvic floor muscle functioning in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

    E D Reissing;C Brown;M J Lord;Y M Binik

  • When sex hurts, anxiety and fear orient attention towards pain.

    Kimberley A. Payne;Yitzchak M. Binik;Rhonda Amsel;Samir Khalifé

  • Women's sexual pain disorders

    Jacques J.D.M. Van Lankveld;Michal Granot;Willibrord C.M. Weijmar Schultz;Yitzchak M. Binik

  • Predialysis psychoeducational intervention and coping styles influence time to dialysis in chronic kidney disease.

    Gerald M Devins;David C Mendelssohn;David C Mendelssohn;Paul E Barré;Yitzchak M Binik

  • Predialysis Psychoeducational Intervention Extends Survival in CKD: A 20-Year Follow-Up

    Gerald M. Devins;David C. Mendelssohn;Paul E. Barré;Kenneth Taub

  • Surgical and behavioral treatments for vestibulodynia: two-and-one-half year follow-up and predictors of outcome.

    Sophie Bergeron;Samir Khalifé;Howard I. Glazer;Yitzchak M. Binik

  • Neural correlates of painful genital touch in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

    Caroline F Pukall;Irina A Strigo;Yitzchak M Binik;Rhonda Amsel

  • Does Vaginismus Exist?: A Critical Review of the Literature

    Elke D. Reissing;Yitzchak M. Binik;Samir Khalifé

  • Structure of lifestyle disruptions in chronic disease: a confirmatory factor analysis of the Illness Intrusiveness Ratings Scale.

    Gerald M. Devins;Rene Dion;Luc G. Pelletier;Colin M. Shapiro

  • The Safety Signal Hypothesis

    Martin E. P. Seligman;Yitzchak M. Binik

  • Dyspareunia: Sexual Dysfunction or Pain Syndrome?

    Marta Meana;Yitzchak M. Binik;Samir Khalife;Deborah Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Rhonda Amsel
Rhonda Amsel McGill University
Sophie Bergeron
Sophie Bergeron University of Montreal
Marta Meana
Marta Meana University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Caroline F. Pukall
Caroline F. Pukall Queen's University
Gerald M. Devins
Gerald M. Devins Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Cynthia A. Graham
Cynthia A. Graham University of Southampton
James M. Cantor
James M. Cantor Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Lori A. Brotto
Lori A. Brotto University of British Columbia
Natalie O. Rosen
Natalie O. Rosen Dalhousie University

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