Sexual Enhancement Groups for Dysfunctional Women: An Evaluation

Leiblum, Sandra R.; Ersner-Hershfield, Robin

doi:10.1080/00926237708402979

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“…For the three groups of preorgasmic women reported here, overall success rates were lower than those reported elsewhere (e.g., Leiblum & Ersner-Hershfield, 1977;McMullen & Rosen, 1979;Riley & Riley, 1978;Wallace & Barbach, 1974). Factors which may help account for this include: (a) Groups met for 8 sessions rather than 10.…”

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Relationship of time spent on masturbation assignments with orgasmic outcome in preorgasmic women's groups

Wyk

1982

The Journal of Sex Research

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Relationship of time spent on masturbation assignments with orgasmic outcome in preorgasmic women's groups

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1982

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…An intervention, first introduced by LoPiccolo and Lobitz (1972), based on improving sexual skills through directed masturbation training is often considered the treatment of choice for lifelong orgasmic disorder (Rosen & Leiblum, 1995), especially for clients motivated to achieve orgasm via sexual activities with their partners (Leiblum & Ersner-Hershfield, 1977). The treatment protocol is clear and replicable, involving nine sequential steps that include education and self-exploration, directed masturbation, sexual fantasy and imagery, and sensate focus (first individually and then with a partner).…”

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Empirically supported couple and family interventions for marital distress and adult mental health problems.

Baucom¹,

Shoham²,

Mueser³

et al. 1998

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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This article evaluates the efficacy, effectiveness, and clinical significance of empirically supported couple and family interventions for treating marital distress and individual adult disorders, including anxiety disorders, depression, sexual dysfunctions, alcoholism and problem drinking, and schizophrenia. In addition to consideration of different theoretical approaches to treating these disorders, different ways of including a partner or family in treatment are highlighted: (a) partner-family-assisted interventions, (b) disorder-specific partner-family interventions, and (c)more general couple-family therapy. Findings across diagnostic groups and issues involved in applying efficacy criteria to these populations are discussed.Since the 1970s, there has been a major shift in knowledge regarding the effectiveness of couple-based and family-based interventions for treating adult mental health problems. During this period, various theoretical perspectives have been articulated, specific manual-based intervention strategies have been developed, and controlled treatment outcome investigations have explored a number of specific issues of importance. The current article examines the empirical status of these couple-and family-based interventions for treating (a) marital distress and (b) adult individual diagnosable disorders. More explicitly, the primary goal of this article is to use the criteria put forth by Chambless and Hollon (1998) to evaluate the efficacy, clinical significance, and effectiveness of various interventions that involve a couple or family format.The criteria provide a unifying framework for evaluating the wide variety of psychological interventions. As we reviewed the literature on couple-and family-based interventions, we became aware that there were a number of decisions that had to be made with regard to the application of these criteria. Given that other reviewers may have interpreted and applied the Chambless and Hollon (1998) guidelines in a different manner, we begin this We thank Emily Sartor for her assistance in the preparation of this article.Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Donald H. Baucom, Davie Hall CB 3270, Psychology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3270. Electronic mail may be sent via Internet to don_baucom@unc.edu.review by articulating how we have applied them so that the reader can better understand the bases of our conclusions.One of the major decisions that affects the empirical status of an intervention involves what investigations to include in reviewing the literature. In determining the efficacy status of a treatment, we restricted our consideration to published investigations. Attempts to obtain a comprehensive set of findings from conference presentations, unpublished dissertations, and so forth necessarily result in an incomplete and potentially skewed set of data. At times, unpublished findings are cited if mey help to make a certain point or clarify issues, but they are not considered in dete...

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“…The therapeutic techniques used in manualized treatments for FSDs also tend to overlap considerably [55]. For these reasons, the use of manualized treatments aimed at mixed FSDs is supported, and studies investigating manualized treatments for mixed FSDs have found positive results [24,27,[30][31][32]36,39,41,47].…”

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“…Research studies into the use of manualized treatments for women with sexual dysfunctions are outlined in Table 1[16–51]. The studies show variability in many characteristics, and these will be discussed in more detail after a brief discussion of the history of manualized treatment for FSDs.…”

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Manualized Treatment Programs for FSD: Research Challenges and Recommendations

Hucker

McCabe

2012

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction The use of manualized treatment programs offers a useful research framework for assessing psychotherapeutic interventions for female sexual dysfunctions (FSDs), but it does not address all issues related to methodological rigor and replication, and raises new research issues in need of discussion. Aims The goals of this manuscript are to review the literature on treatment trials utilizing manualized psychotherapy treatments for FSD and to explore the benefits and research issues associated with the flexible use of treatment manuals. Methods The method used was the review of the relevant literature. Results While the use of manualized treatments for FSDs can address certain methodological issues inherent in psychotherapy research, flexibility in manual administration is necessary in order to allow tailoring for individual needs that can be beneficial to both the participant and the research. The flexible use of manuals, as opposed to strict manual adherence, may also be more relevant for clinical utility. Conclusions In order to administer manualized treatments for FSDs with appropriate flexibility, while also maximizing internal validity and replicability, the authors recommend that predetermined decision rules be utilized to guide individual tailoring, that potential gaps in the manual be identified and addressed, and that differing levels of motivation and readiness for treatment be taken into consideration in the treatment protocol.

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Sexual Enhancement Groups for Dysfunctional Women: An Evaluation

Cited by 38 publications

References 10 publications

Relationship of time spent on masturbation assignments with orgasmic outcome in preorgasmic women's groups

Relationship of time spent on masturbation assignments with orgasmic outcome in preorgasmic women's groups

Empirically supported couple and family interventions for marital distress and adult mental health problems.

Manualized Treatment Programs for FSD: Research Challenges and Recommendations

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