Sex Therapy Frameworks and Sexual Problems, Dysfunctions, and Disorders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Stock
Keyword(s):  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Sexual Problems

Should “sensate focus” have a place in couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy?

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-197
Author(s):  
Susan Pacey
Keyword(s):  
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy ◽  
Doctoral Study ◽  
Sensate Focus ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Mind

In the UK, psychotherapeutic treatments for sexual problems are split between couple psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapy, which focuses on the mind, and psychosexual or sex therapy, which focuses on the body, principally using the intervention “sensate focus” (Masters & Johnson, 1970). Remarkably, there are few published papers on the integration of these two approaches, indicating a near-absence of debate and perpetuating the professional bifurcation. More contributions on this topic are needed. This article provides an overview of the field (psychoanalysis and sex therapy) and presents excerpts from the author’s recent doctoral study (Pacey, 2018), using Winnicottian theories to link the two paradigms and support the integration of sensate focus into psychoanalytic couple therapy.

scholarly journals Issues of Concern in Sexology

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-112
Author(s):  
E. Almås ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
Market Driven

Objective: This presentation deal with issues of concern in sexology, as they have appeared in sexological publications in the period between 2001 and 2010. Examples are concerns about evidence base; on one side there is concern that there are so few randomized and controlled studies addressing psychological approaches and sex therapy in itself. On the other hand, there is concern that sexual problems are too complex to fit into standardized manuals, and that such simplifications cannot give justice to the complexity of sexual problems as they are embedded in culture and personal relationships. Another issue of concern is the fragmentation of sexology, due to market driven forces that restrict funding to biomedical ways of treatment, leaving more complex, but also more comprehensive treatment methods without funding. It is for example of concern that the number of AASECT certified sex therapists dropped from 928 in 1987 to 392 in 2002. Design and Method: These issues will be addressed based on a systematic literature search for publications on psychological treatment of sexual problems between 2001 and 2010. Results: A total of 261 publications were found, 49 of these concerned therapy as such. Among these, 38 addressed specific treatment methods, and 11 addressed different topics of discussion. This presentation will analyze the 11 articles and the concerns that are discussed. Conclusions: One of the aims is to pinpoint and highlight important issues for the development of better treatment for sexual problems.

Treating Sexual Dysfunctions Among Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: An Overview of Empirical Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483802097984
Author(s):  
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Sexual Dysfunctions ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Sexual problems are very prevalent among survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). Yet, various approaches to therapy do not seem to address this issue when treating these individuals. Traditional sex therapy may also not suit the experiences of CSA survivors, as CSA was not considered when the most well-known and frequently used techniques were developed. The present review sought to identify (1) theory-based therapeutic approaches that address sexual problems among CSA survivors and offer treatment protocols (including an outline of specific therapy stages, sessions, or techniques) to treat these sexual problems and (2) identify therapeutic approaches that include a protocol for treating sexual problems among CSA survivors that was empirically tested and validated. In total, six approaches for treating sexual dysfunctions among CSA survivors that provide detailed guidelines for implementing the approach within sex therapy for CSA survivors were identified in the literature. Only two of the studies conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the intervention. This overview concludes with important issues to address when treating sexual problems among CSA survivors and a call for additional evidence-based practices for treating sexual problems among survivors of CSA.

The Behavioural Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

1982 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hawton
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Masters And Johnson

The past 12 years have witnessed the establishment of behavioural methods of treating sexual problems based on the principles developed by Masters and Johnson (1970). Such methods, with some modifications, have proved to be well suited to the needs of our health service (Bancroft, 1975). It is an expedient time to take stock with regard to the current situation in this field, particularly the extent to which treatment facilities are meeting patients' needs, the type of methods being used, and how successful they are. In view of the rapid developments that have occurred in sex therapy it is also appropriate to consider what are now the oustanding clinical and research needs in this area.

Sexual problems

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bancroft
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Therapy Approach ◽  
Direct Modification ◽  
Sexual Responses ◽  
Central Inhibition

Chapter 10 discusses sexual problems, the sex therapy approach (including topics such as improving communication and understanding, conflict resolution, cognitive restructuring of sexual meanings, and direct modification of sexual responses), experimental evidence in the male, the role of central inhibition, and experimental evidence in women.

A MedFT-Informed Sex Therapy for Treating Sexual Problems Associated With Chronic Illness

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Hughes ◽  
Katherine M. Hertlein ◽  
Derek W. Hagey
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Sexual Problems
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