1. The ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple in Israel: an interdisciplinary sex therapy case study.
- Author
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Rosenbaum TY, De Paauw E, Aloni R, and Heruti RJ
- Subjects
- Attitude to Health, Female, Humans, Israel, Male, Marriage psychology, Professional-Patient Relations, Social Values, Coitus psychology, Couples Therapy methods, Interdisciplinary Communication, Jews psychology, Religion and Sex, Spouses psychology
- Abstract
Treatment for couples presenting with sexual difficulties should consider the context of the couple's lives and their cultural milieu. Practitioners treating couples from traditional and faith-based societies should acknowledge, respect, and be willing to modify treatment to conform to the clients' beliefs. The purpose of this article is to describe the case of a young ultra-Orthodox couple presenting with unconsummated marriage and to illustrate and elucidate the multidisciplinary and culturally sensitive treatment provided.
- Published
- 2013
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