Sexual compulsion as attempted recovery from degradation: Theory and therapy

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 373-387

  Bergner, Raymond M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPULSION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; EROTICA; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036788638     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230290001501     Document Type: Article

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