When a client presents a sexual complaint, the therapist's task in the initial interview is to select the appropriate procedure for taking a sex history. The choice of a method for gathering information in the first session can have important bearing on the outcome of treatment for sexual dysfunction. Three procedures are discussed. The author's preference for the Miniscript Method as the most efficient and elegant of the three also is presented.
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