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Exposure therapy in the treatment of vaginal penetration phobia: a single-case evaluation
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
A 25-year-old woman with a specific phobia related to vaginal penetration fears was effectively treated with graduated exposure therapy involving self-conducted and partner-assisted homework exercises. Treatment produced a complete resolution of the problem within 12 sessions. This behavior therapy regimen followed the client having received several periods of psychodynamic therapy which did not yield symptomatic improvement.

