Sex therapy failures: a crucial, yet ignored, issue.
There are a range of factors that can cause sex therapy failure including biological/medical, psychological, relational, and relapse prevention issues. The goal of this article is to generate conceptual, empirical, and clinical interest in the crucial, yet ignored, problem of sex therapy failure.
McCarthy
Barry
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Department of Psychology, 321 Asbury Building, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA. mccarthy160@comcast.net
McDonald
David
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017211:Treatment Failure