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Phobic partner‐specific impotence in women
Author(s) -
Taylor F. Kräupl
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1978.tb06923.x
Subject(s) - vaginismus , psychology , neglect , psychiatry , specific phobia , sex therapy , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , sexual dysfunction , anxiety , anxiety disorder
Functional coital impotence is not exclusive to men. It also occurs in two groups of women: those suffering from vaginismus and those with depressive episodes that give rise to a partner‐specific sexual phobia. The latter syndrome is by no means uncommon, yet it has not so far attracted the attention it deserves. This neglect may be largely due to the emotional complications which ensue from it and camouflage its depressive‐phobic background. It can be amenable to psychotherapeutic measures combined with antidepressant medication.