Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:555-559
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
The role of sex therapy in marial therapy
CJ Sager
Marital and sex therapy are clinically interrelated in most cases because
they deal with different symptoms of overlapping aspects of the couple's
total relationship. The connection between marital discord and sexual
dysfunction determines the emphasis and course of treatment. For example,
sex therapy is the immediate treatment of choice when sexual dysfunction
produces secondary marital discord but not when severe discord precludes
the possibility of good sexual functioning. The author presents case
reports to illustrate the relationship of remote and immediate causes of
marital and sexual problems and to emphasize the value of a multimodality
approach to treatment.
