Free STP Slide Images and Appropriate Citations to Use When Referencing the Model

The two most current references for the STP model are: Perelman, M. A. Invited Commentary: Sex Coaching for Non-Sexologist Physicians: How to Use the Sexual Tipping Point Model. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol.15, Issue 12. Dec. 2018 &

Perelman, MA. “The Sexual Tipping Point®: A Biomedical-Psychosocial & Cultural Model,” In P. Nobre et al (eds), Encyclopedia of Sexuality and Gender, Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.

The first published reference to the STP model was: The first published reference for the STP model was: Perelman M.  “The Sexual Tipping Point™: A Model to Conceptualize Etiology, Diagnosis & Combination Treatment of Female & Male Sexual Dysfunction.” Abstract #121, Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2006;3(suppl 1):52.

The most commonly used reference for the STP model was: Perelman M.  “The Sexual Tipping Point®: A Mind/Body Model For Sexual Medicine.”  Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2009;6(3):629-32.

Please feel free to "drag & drop" any of these STP images onto your own work(s). Permission is granted for use in your publications or presentations as long as the following citation is visibly and clearly displayed: "This image is based on the Sexual Tipping Point Model® developed by Michael A. Perelman, Ph.D, and is used with the permission of the MAP Education & Research Foundation (mapedfund.org).”