title: Stress-tension reduction in the treatment of sexually tortured women--an exploratory study.
abstract: Three women who had been tortured and sexually abused during imprisonment as political prisoners during the dictatorship in the Philippines were treated with a nonverbal, manual stress-tension reduction therapy (STRT). All women had difficulty in sexual and social relationships and a series of unspecific complaints such as headache, dizziness, irritability, aggressiveness toward their own children, etc. The therapy is described. A series of four sessions was given each woman, followed by group training. A remarkable improvement was noted, and it is suggested that STRT may be use in other sexological disorders.
authors.affiliation: University of the Philippines, Manila.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pagaduan-Lopez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011902:Rape; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014104:Torture