Maturitas
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 160-163, 20 June 2009

Psychotherapeutic interventions for female sexual dysfunction

  • Johannes Bitzer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals, Basel 4031, Switzerland
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  • Ulrike Brandenburg

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Aachen, Germany

Received 27 January 2009; received in revised form 24 February 2009; accepted 24 February 2009. published online 20 March 2009.

Abstract 

This paper summarizes basic elements of psychotherapeutic interventions in women with female sexual dysfunction. Many women can be helped simply by being allowed to talk about their concerns in a safe and sympathetic environment or by being provided with basic information about female physiology and the sexual response. For other women, biomedical treatment (e.g. sex hormone therapy) may be appropriate. For those women who require more intensive or sustained psychotherapy, a variety of different approaches can be combined in a treatment program.

Keywords: Female sexual dysfunction, Psychotherapy

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PII: S0378-5122(09)00071-1

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.02.012

Maturitas
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 160-163, 20 June 2009

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