Sexual dysfunction in gay men requesting treatment.
Until recent years, homosexuality was considered to be a psychiatric disorder and no attention was given to treating same-sex sexually dysfunctional partners--either male or female. This study reports on the treatment of approximately 500 sexually dysfunctional gay men by 10 Southern California psychotherapists over a five-year period. Six aspects of sexual dysfunction in gay males are explored: the psychotherapeutic process; characteristics of men reporting homosexual dysfunction; type and incidence of dysfunction; etiology of dysfunction; treatment and recidivism; and duration and impact of dysfunction. The literature in this area is also reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D001290:Attitude; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012071:Religion and Sex; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*