Structural couple therapy in the treatment of inhibited sexual drive

Authors

Linda Stone Fish, Syracuse University
Dean M. Busby, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Kyle Killian, Syracuse University

Keywords

inhibited sexual desire, couple therapy, couple satisfaction

Abstract

This paper presents a study of a structural couple therapy approach to the treatment of inhibited sexual desire (ISD). ISD is first conceptualized as a relational phenomenon that may be most effectively treated in a couple context. Structural couple therapy is advanced and applied to the treatment of a clinical sample of couples presenting with ISD. Results of the study suggest that a structural couple therapy approach to ISD is effective in reducing symptoms of the sexual disorder and in increasing couple satisfaction.

Original Publication Citation

Stone Fish, L., Busby, D. M., & Killian, K. D., (1994). A structural couple therapy approach to inhibited sexual desire. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 22, 113-125.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Fish, Linda Stone; Busby, Dean M.; and Killian, Kyle, "Structural couple therapy in the treatment of inhibited sexual drive" (1994). Faculty Publications. 4588.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4588

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1994

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7395

Publisher

The American Journal of Family Therapy

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

Copyright Status

© Brunner/Mazel, Inc.

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