Psychiatria pre prax 6/2008

PSYCHOTHERAPY IN CARE OF SEXUOLOGICAL PATIENTS

The article deals with the psychotherapy of sexuological patients in an outpatients practice. We deal with trauma of sexual abuse and violence, its psychological aspects and possibilities of psychotherapeutic treatment. Then we present care of adolescent clients with problems concerning sexual identity or orientation. In the last part we outline possibilities of psychotherapy in the care of patients with sexual identification disorders (transsexualism) and preference (deviation).

Keywords: sexual trauma, victims of sexual abuse and sexual violence, psychotherapy, PTSD, sexual deviation, transsexualism