title: Sex therapy in an in-patient and out-patient setting.
abstract: This paper summarizes the experience with sex therapy in an in-patient ward for neurotics (N = 82), where it could be combined with interpersonally oriented group psychotherapy in a therapeutic community setting. Outcome data are compared with an out-patient form of sex therapy, used in several counseling centers (N = 111). The in-patient form of therapy had a success rate of 76% at completion of treatment and 52% after a follow-up period of 15 months. The out-patient therapy was successful in 71% but no follow-up was carried out. Almost 50% of the couples who originally started therapy dropped out. Three illustrative successful cases are described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013808:Therapeutic Community