Sex therapy as a humanistic enterprise

Contemporary sexology is fragmented, with the new sexuality studies almost completely split off from the new sexual therapies. Clinical sexology research and practice are in danger of being captured by commercial interests, chiefly the global pharmaceutical industry. One solution to both of these in...

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Published in:Sexual and relationship therapy 2006-08, Vol.21 (3), p.359-375
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