title: Family systems discourse: conversations with clients concerning the impact of family legacies upon sexual desire.
abstract: This article illuminates the benefits of using a feminist informed family systems approach (Bowen, 1978; Berman & Hof, 1986; Carter & McGoldrick, 1999; Berman, 1999) to working with clients who present with concerns about low sexual desire. Often missed by evaluation questions based exclusively on a medical model, a feminist informed family systems evaluation provides an opportunity to engage with the client in an expansive dialog about sexual functioning. The evaluation process often becomes a tool for clarifying (myth)perceptions about female sexuality.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy