A comparative study of guided vs. pure self-treatment for premature ejaculation
| Autor: | Isabelle Georis, Quentin Longrée, Robert Andrianne, Marion Cuddy, Sylvie Blairy, Philippe Kempeneers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Self-treatment Health professionals medicine.medical_treatment 05 social sciences Treatment outcome Professional support 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Premature ejaculation medicine Bibliotherapy Physical therapy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 33:309-324 |
| ISSN: | 1468-1749 1468-1994 |
| Popis: | Self-treatments have previously shown some efficacy in treating premature ejaculation (PE). It has been hypothesized that adding professional support to cognitive-behaviour bibliotherapy could improve self-treatment outcomes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare treatment outcomes for participants with PE who used bibliotherapy alone (pure self-treatment) versus those who used the bibliotherapy with brief support from a health professional (guided self-treatment). Health professionals were not experienced sex therapists, but had attended a short training session in order to equip them to support the self-help process. In total, 135 men reporting difficulties with PE were recruited between February and June 2013. Seventy-one (52.59%) completed the protocol: 37 in the pure self-treatment condition, 34 in the guided self-treatment condition. Thirty-five participants (50%) met criteria for ISSM definition of lifelong PE, 14 (20%) for acquired PE, and 22 (30%) presented other forms of PE com... |
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