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When reading about the role of psychotherapy in premature ejaculation, it is pertinent to note the two different schools of thoughts. The first school would recommend the conventional view offered by sex therapists that psychotherapy can help a man delay his ejaculation. A more radical view is offered by neuropsychiatrist Waldinger – psychotherapy is only indicated in men or couples who cannot accept premature ejaculation (Waldinger 2005). In contrast to the classical psychological view, Waldinger (2005) has suggested that the purpose of psychodynamic or cognitive psychotherapy is not to learn how to delay ejaculation but has to be how to cope with premature ejaculation, for example, in cases where medication has no or inadequate effect (Waldinger 2005).
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Yeong, N.B. (2013). Premature Ejaculation: Treatment of the Difficult Case and Advanced Counseling Techniques and When to Refer. In: Lim, P. (eds) Men's Health. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4766-4_21
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