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An Innovation in the “Behavioural” Treatment of a Case of Non-consummation due to Vaginismus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alan J. Cooper
Alan J. Cooper*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Morningside Park, Edinburgh 10
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The majority of “behaviourally oriented” treatments for non-consummation due to vaginismus combine (a) teaching the patient how to relax the perineal muscles, (b) simultaneous vaginal exploration and dilatation, preferably performed by the patient herself, and (c) some form of psychotherapy (Lazarus, 1963; Malleson, 1942; Friedman, 1962; Brady, 1966). Surprisingly perhaps, active participation by the male spouse is considered unnecessary by some experts (Malleson, 1942; Friedman, 1962). Friedman has shown there was no statistical relationship between actively involving the male in therapy and the outcome of treatment.

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Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 115 , Issue 523 , June 1969 , pp. 721 - 722
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1969 

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