| Abstract: | New hypnotic techniques are presented for both the treatment of sexual dysfunction and for sexual enrichment. It is emphasized that the clinician applying this method should be well versed in the principles and practice of traditional sex therapy, as well as in clinical hypnosis. The importance of recognizing the hidden symptom, namely, what patients say to themselves and the mental images they foster regarding their sexuality and their sexual problems, is stressed. The hypnotic techniques proposed are primarily aimed at altering that hidden symptom and secondarily at modifying the behavioral dysfunction itself |
