The "Good-Enough Sex" model: A case illustration

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-234

  McCarthy, Barry W ^a   Metz, Michael E ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Meta Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples therapy; Male erectile dysfunction

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349089170     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990802165919     Document Type: Article

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