title: Sex in long-term relationships: a systemic approach to sexual desire problems.
abstract: Most concepts of sexual desire implicitly refer to early phases of attraction and youthful living systems. For an alternative conceptual approach of decreasing sexual desire in long-term relationships, three points are addressed which influence the definition and theorizing on decreasing sexual interest: (1) passive vs. active negation of desire; (2) desire as part of sexual function vs. desire as passion in its own right; and (3) desire as individual trait vs. emergent function of structural coupling of the partners.
authors.affiliation: Heidelberg Institute of Systemic Research and Therapy, Kussmaulstr. 10, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ulclement@aol.com
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Clement
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007989:Libido; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors