Individuals with sexual dysfunction problems who seek help alone are not well described in
the literature, most attention having been given to couples. Here we report on a sample of 32
men and 16 women seeking therapy for sexual dysfunction on their own. Compared with
individuals with sexual dysfunction presenting as part of a couple, those presenting without
a partner differed in the nature of their sexual dysfunctions, their motivation for treatment and
the kind of therapy offered, while they did not differfiom those who sought help with their …

… Não havia diferença de classe social entre os homens e as mulheres que procuraram o
tratamento sem a parceira sexual, ou daqueles que o fazem Individuals Presenting Without
Partners at a Sexual Dysfunction Clinic: Psychological and Physical Morbidity and
Treatment Offered1 … O aconselhamento breve individual foi o tratamento mais indicado
por não haverem alternativas pela ausência de parcerias. Os autores concluem pela
necessidade de atenção dos terapeutas aos pacientes que se apresentam sós para terapia …