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Paradoxical psychotherapy in a case of transvestism
Author(s) -
Cliffe Michael J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02743.x
Subject(s) - transvestism , temptation , psychology , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis , social psychology
Paradoxical psychotherapy succeeded in removing the compulsive element and reducing the guilt attached to transvestism in a male transvestite patient. Cross‐dressing at home became acceptable to him and the temptation to cross‐dress in public ended. Data suggested three independent motivational systems in this patient.