The application of self-management principles to the treatment of sexual dysfunctions

Abstract

As sex therapy has become an established mode to treatment, the original approaches that have become established modalities should now be extended into different areas and client populations. The focus on treatment for the dysfunctional couple only has excluded a sizable population of troubled individuals from receiving service. This no longer has to be the case. If the self-management principles developed from the cognitive-behavioral theories are utilized, a new treatment approach can be realized. The person without a partner, as well as the couple, will now have proven methods available for dealing with his or her problem.