An Integrative Model for Treatment of Sexual Desire Disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark F. Schwartz ◽  
Stephen Southern
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Integrative Treatment ◽  
Attachment Disorders ◽  
Relationship Conflicts ◽  
Sensate Focus ◽  
Masters And Johnson ◽  
Model Fits

An integrative model for treating sexual desire disorders was developed from the original work of Masters and Johnson Institute. Sensate focus exercises and psychoeducation were combined with couple therapy for relationship conflicts and individual therapies for issues with trauma and attachment disorders. The resulting model fits trends in systemic and integrative treatment.

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.

Maintaining Sexual Desire and Satisfaction in Securely Bonded Couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry McCarthy ◽  
Lana Wald Ross
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Marital Therapy ◽  
Sex Therapy ◽  
Emotion Focused Therapy ◽  
Clinical Article

Emotion-focused therapy has made major contributions to the field of couple and marital therapy, especially with its emphasis on securely bonded couples. This conceptual/clinical article explores strategies and techniques to enhance sexual desire and satisfaction in securely bonded couples, with special attention to choosing a couple sexual style that facilitates strong, resilient desire. We advocate for both communication and integration between the fields of couple therapy and sex therapy.

scholarly journals Insights into the Vaginismus Treatment by Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: Correlation with Sexual Dysfunction Identified in Male Spouses of the Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Süleyman Eserdag ◽  
Didem Kurban ◽  
Emrah Yakut ◽  
Prabhu Chandra Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Premature Ejaculation ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Female Patients

Objective: To examine retrospectively sexual dysfunction in the male spouses of 425 female patients who had presented to our clinic and were diagnosed with primary vaginismus. Materials and methods: Seven questions related to age, profession, educational status, number of marriages, personality structure, sexual experience, and sexual dysfunction history were directed to the spouses of the 425 female patients presenting to our clinic for vaginismus treatment between 2015 and 2018. Men reporting sexual dysfunction were evaluated by a urologist, and the necessary treatment was initiated. Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy was started for all patients. Results: Of the 425 men, 73.9% stated that they did not have any sexual problems. Of the 111 men (26.1%) stated that they had one or more sexual problems, 77 (18.1%) were diagnosed with premature ejaculation, 25 (5.8%) erectile dysfunction, 36 (8.4%) hypoactive sexual desire, and one (0.2%) had delayed ejaculation. Premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction were identified in nine patients, premature ejaculation and hypoactive sexual desire in seven, and erectile dysfunction and hypoactive sexual desire in four patients. There was an increased rate of sexual dysfunction in men in cases where the duration of marriage without coitus was longer than three years. Conclusion: In the treatment of vaginismus, male sexual dysfunction should not be ignored. Spouses should be questioned for sexual dysfunction and included in the treatment process.

Pheromones - the smell of sexual desire?

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goldmeier ◽  
Green
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Desire

Weak Link Between Hormones, Sexual Desire

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
KATE JOHNSON
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Weak Link
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