title: The ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple in Israel: an interdisciplinary sex therapy case study.
abstract: Treatment for couples presenting with sexual difficulties should consider the context of the couple's lives and their cultural milieu. Practitioners treating couples from traditional and faith-based societies should acknowledge, respect, and be willing to modify treatment to conform to the clients' beliefs. The purpose of this article is to describe the case of a young ultra-Orthodox couple presenting with unconsummated marriage and to illustrate and elucidate the multidisciplinary and culturally sensitive treatment provided.
authors.affiliation: Inner Stability, Ltd., Bet Shemesh, Israel. talli@tallirosenbaum.com
authors.forename: Talli Yehuda
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Paauw
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aloni
authors.forename: Rafael J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Heruti
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology*; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007557:Israel; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012071:Religion and Sex; D012945:Social Values; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*