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The purpose of this paper is to review the published data concerned with sex therapy with regard to effectiveness of present treatment methods.
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Schumacher, S. (1977). Effectiveness of Sex Therapy. In: Gemme, R., Wheeler, C.C. (eds) Progress in Sexology. Perspectives in Sexuality. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2448-5_16
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