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Treatment of Frigidity by Group Desensitization

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Systematic desensitization is a widely used treatment for sexual frigidity (LAZARUS, 1963; FAULK, 1970). LAZARUS (1961) reported the successful use of group desensitization in the treatment of phobic patients, and in 1968 he described a small group of frigid patients treated by group desensitization, 3 out of 4 patients being much improved by the treatment. STONE and LEVINE (1950) advocated group discussion of sexual problems as a psychotherapeutic technique in cases of sexual difficulties. The present study reports the use of group desensitization combined with limited group discussion of sexual problems in the treatment of frigid patients.

This research was supported by the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority and the Medical Research Council. Four of us (J.J.M. H., P.J. G., J.T. Q. and H. McA.) constitute a research team; no seniority of authorship is implied by the order of names on this paper.

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  1. E. O’Gorman
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  2. H. McAllister
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  3. J. T. Quinn
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  1. Ableitung Psychologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Kraepelinstraße 10, 8000, 8 München 40, Germany

    J. C. Brengelmann

  2. Department of Mental Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, BT 7 INN, Ireland

    J. T. Quinn , P. Joan Graham , J. J. M. Harbison  & H. McAllister , ,  & 

  3. Department of Psychology, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, BT 7 INN, Ireland

    J. T. Quinn , P. Joan Graham , J. J. M. Harbison  & H. McAllister , ,  & 

  4. Department of Social Studies, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, BT 7 INN, Ireland

    J. T. Quinn , P. Joan Graham , J. J. M. Harbison  & H. McAllister , ,  & 

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O’Gorman, E., McAllister, H., Quinn, J.T., Graham, P.J., Harbison, J.J.M. (1975). Treatment of Frigidity by Group Desensitization. In: Brengelmann, J.C., Quinn, J.T., Graham, P.J., Harbison, J.J.M., McAllister, H. (eds) Progress in Behaviour Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66104-4_14

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