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Training in the management of psychosexual problems
Author(s) -
HAWTON K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1980.tb02257.x
Subject(s) - psychosexual development , variety (cybernetics) , medical education , psychology , training (meteorology) , medicine , clinical psychology , computer science , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , physics , meteorology
Summary Personnel from a variety of professional backgrounds meeting in a weekly group have been trained to carry out effective treatment of patients with psychosexual problems. The skills necessary in this type of work and the training method are described. Assessment of outcome for forty consecutive couples treated by trainees revealed significant improvement in 70%. The advantages and disadvantages of this type of training are discussed.