Joel Block

Joel D. Block (born 1943) is a psychologist and author on relationships and sexuality. Block is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. He is also a senior psychologist at Northwell Health, where he was the training supervisor of the hospital's Sexuality Center for twenty years, until 2002.

Early life and education
Block was born in 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, and later attended the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Education/Psychology in 1970. He obtained a Master of Science degree in psychology, and later went on to obtain his doctorate in psychology from Syracuse University. He also undertook a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the Albert Ellis Institute.

Author
Block's books include:


 * The Other Man, The Other Woman: Understanding and Coping with Extramarital Affairs, Grosset & Dunlap, 1978ISBN 0-448-14568-5
 * To Marry Again, Grosset & Dunlap, 1979 ISBN 0-448-16420-5
 * Friendship, Macmillan, 1983
 * Secrets of Better Sex, Parker/Simon & Schuster, 1996, ISBN 0-7352-0283-4
 * The Romance of Sex, Parker/Simon & Schuster, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-2098-3
 * Sex Over 50, Parker/Simon & Schuster, 1999, (updated and reissued, 2008), ISBN 0-399-53436-9
 * Broken Promises, Mended Hearts: Maintaining Trust in Love Relationships, Contemporary/McGraw-Hill, 2000,ISBN 0-8092-2398-8
 * Step-living for Teens, Adams Media, 2001
 * Mommy or Daddy, Whose side Am I On, Adams Media, 2002, ISBN 1-58062-605-X
 * Naked Intimacy: How to Increase True Openness in Your Relationship, Contemporary/McGraw-Hill, October 2002,ISBN 0-07-139518-0
 * Staying Cool: A Teen Guide to Getting a Grip on Anger, Wellness Institute, 2002, ISBN 1-58741-103-2
 * Making it Work When You Work a Lot: 10 Power Strategies for Connecting as a Couple, Kensington, 2005 ISBN 0-8065-2713-7
 * The Art of the Quickie: Fast Sex, Fast Orgasm/Anywhere, Anytime, Quiver, 2006 ISBN 1-59233-240-4
 * The Real Reasons Men Commit: Why He Will—or Won’t—Love, Honor and Marry You, Adams Media, 2008 ISBN 1-59869-643-2
 * Sex Comes First: 15 Ways to Save Your Relationship…without leaving the bedroom, Adams Media, 2009 ISBN 1-59869-971-7
 * Cracking the Love Code: A Journey of Discovery, Pop Psych Literary, 2011
 * The Wrong Schwartz, Pop Psych Literary, 2011
 * Casualties of Love, Pop Psych Literary, 2011
 * Saving My Life: A Least Likely to Succeed Success Story, Pop Psych Literary