[Results of behavior therapy in potency disorders (author's transl)]

There is no doubt that behavior therapy is sucessful in treating psychically-induced disturbances of sexual function in the male. It is decisive, however, that the sexual disturbances which are the expression of considerable partnership problems cannot be treated by a therapy which is directed to sexual problems. Then a partnership therapy is indicated. The majority of sexual disorders may, however, be accessible to the form of psychotherapy described with necessary individual changes which emerge from the behavior analysis. Behavior therapy can fulfil no exaggerated desire. Even if the very greatly reduced self-conceit can be rebuilt by restoration of sexual capacity, such a treatment is still no "fountain of youth", which will compensate other disappointments and dissatisfactions in life by a perhaps exaggerated sexuality.