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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1965) 111: 268-276. doi: 10.1192/bjp.111.472.268
© 1965 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Behaviour Therapy for Transvestism

A Comparison of Pharmacological and Electrical Aversion Techniques

J. C. BARKER M.A., M.D., M.R.C.P., D.P.M.1

1 Consultant Psychiatrist, Shelton Hospital, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Two transvestists have been successfully treated by behaviour therapy.

The first patient was subjected to the classical apomorphine/emetine procedure, whereas the second was treated by the application of faradic aversion conditioning.

The advantages of the latter method over the former have been enumerated. It is far less unpleasant for the patient and its employment enables some of the learning mechanisms associated with its therapeutic effectiveness to be exposed and critically examined.

Possible avenues for future research are intimated.

It is suggested that electrical aversion should in future replace chemical methods of deconditioning in the treatment of those sexual perversions and other conditions considered suitable for behaviour therapy.




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