Mentalization-based therapy for sexual addiction: foundations for a clinical model.
Sexual addiction is an important clinical consideration for sex therapists. Particularly in light of the wide range of theories about the etiological course, and divergent views about the clinical usefulness of formal diagnostic categories, treatment models that can be applied integratively, across...
| Publicado en: | Sexual & Relationship Therapy Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 245 - 261 |
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| Formato: | review Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2014
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